Inhalant use among indiana school children, 1991-2004
Kele Ding1, Mohammad R Torabi, Bilesha Perera
1Department of Adult, Counseling, Health, and Vocational Education, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA. kding@kent.edu
Objective:
To examine the prevalence and trend of inhalant use among Indiana public school students.
Methods:
The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use among Indiana Children and Adolescents surveys conducted annually between 1991 and 2004 were reanalyzed using 2-way moving average, Poisson regression, and ANOVA tests.
Results:
The prevalence had increased during 1991- 1997, decreased during 1997- 2002, and increased again since 2003. Poisson model estimated an average annual decrease rate of 5.6%. The intensity of inhalant use had also decreased. More males and Hispanics use inhalants.
Conclusion:
Inhalant use needs to be addressed in drug prevention programs.
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