School and work status, drug-free workplace protections, and prescription drug misuse among Americans ages 15-25

• Published in: Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs Vol. 76; no. 2; p. 195
• Main Authors: Miller, Ted, Novak, Scott P, Galvin, Deborah M, Spicer, Rebecca S, Cluff, Laurie, Kasat, Sandeep
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alcoholism - epidemiology; Employment - statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology; Prescription Drug Misuse - statistics & numerical data; Prescription Drugs - administration & dosage; Prevalence; Schools; Students - statistics & numerical data; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; United States - epidemiology; Workplace; Young Adult

We assessed the prevalence and characteristics of prescription drug misuse among youth ages 15-25 to examine differences by student and employment status, and associations with workplace antidrug policies and programs. Multivariate logistic regressions analyzed associations in weighted data on the 2...