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Association Between Adolescent Substance Use And Weapon Carrying: Analysis Of 2013 Yrbs, Samantha Bourque
Association Between Adolescent Substance Use And Weapon Carrying: Analysis Of 2013 Yrbs, Samantha Bourque
Public Health Theses
Purpose: Substance use and weapon carrying among adolescents is a growing concern. The objective of this study is to investigate the association between adolescent substance use and weapon carrying using the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS).
Methods: Analyses were conducted using the 2013 YRBS, a nationally representative dataset sampling public and private high school students throughout the United States (US). Data from a total of 148,282 US adolescents were used in the present study.
Results: Two outcomes were assessed: weapon carrying within the past 30 days and weapon carrying on school property within the past 30 days. Among adolescents …