Title

Prescription Drug Misuse and Gender

Authors

Authors

J. A. Ford; A. Reckdenwald;B. Marquardt

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Subst. Use Misuse

Keywords

gender; prescription drug misuse; general strain theory; depression; GENERAL STRAIN THEORY; SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; FACE-TO-FACE; NONMEDICAL; USE; COLLEGE-STUDENTS; UNITED-STATES; ILLICIT USE; OPIOIDS FINDINGS; NATIONAL SAMPLE; PAIN MEDICATION; Substance Abuse; Psychiatry; Psychology

Abstract

In recent years, prescription drug misuse has become a serious public health issue. A number of studies in this area have identified females to be at an increased risk for prescription drug misuse during adolescence. Guided by Agnew's general strain theory, the current research examined the relationship between prescription drug misuse and gender during adolescence. We used data from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a sample representative of the non-institutionalized population of the United States. Logistic regression models were estimated to examine the relationship between gender, prescription drug misuse, strain, and depression. The findings indicated that females were at an increased for prescription drug misuse. We also found support for general strain theory, as strain and depression were significantly related to prescription drug misuse. In addition, we found evidence that strain was gendered in that elements of general strain theory accounted for the relationship between prescription drug misuse and gender.

Journal Title

Substance Use & Misuse

Volume

49

Issue/Number

7

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

842

Last Page

851

WOS Identifier

WOS:000334997100009

ISSN

1082-6084

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