Substance use and occupational injuries among high school students in South Texas

Eva M. Shipp; Susan R. Tortolero; Sharon P. Cooper; Elizabeth G. Baumler; Nancy F. Weller

doi:10.1081/ADA-200047931

Substance use and occupational injuries among high school students in South Texas

Eva M. Shipp, Susan R. Tortolero, Sharon P. Cooper, Elizabeth G. Baumler, Nancy F. Weller

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This cross-sectional study examined the association between self-reported nonfatal occupational injuries among high school students in South Texas and their self-reported general use of substances. Data were collected using a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire (n = 3365). The independent variables included alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, inhalant, and steroid use. The dependent variable was occupational injury. Adjusting for grade, sex, ethnicity, and work intensity, odds ratios were calculated using logistic regression. Supporting an association with each substance, odds ratios consistently strengthened as use increased. Additional research is merited given the scant number of previous studies. The associations for inhalant (OR, 5.61) and steroid (OR, 7.63) use argue for their inclusion in future research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	253-265
Number of pages	13
Journal	American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1081/ADA-200047931
State	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adolescents
Occupational injury
Substance use

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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