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Continued detention involvement and adolescent marijuana use trajectories
Sarah W Feldstein Ewing1, Sarah J Schmiege, Angela D Bryan
11University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Summary
Continued detention involvement was associated with decreased marijuana use in justice-involved youth over time. This highlights detention
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Substance Use Research
- Criminology
Background:
- Justice-involved youth exhibit elevated marijuana use rates.
- Understanding marijuana use drivers post-release is crucial.
- The impact of continued detention on marijuana use trajectories remains unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the association between continued detention involvement and marijuana use trajectories.
- To investigate how detention influences marijuana use patterns in justice-involved adolescents.
- To inform prevention and intervention strategies for this population.
Main Methods:
- Longitudinal growth curve modeling was employed.
- Two large, ethnically diverse samples of community-based, justice-involved youth were analyzed.
- The study evaluated marijuana use trajectories in relation to detention involvement.
Main Results:
- Marijuana use decreased over time for youth with continued detention involvement.
- Marijuana use remained stable for youth without continued detention involvement.
- Findings were consistent across both study samples.
Conclusions:
- Detention involvement significantly influences marijuana use trajectories in justice-involved youth.
- Continued detention is linked to a reduction in marijuana use over time.
- Coordinated community-based prevention and intervention programs are essential for justice-involved youth.
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