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

abstract

• 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.

authors

• Shipp, Eva

published proceedings

• Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse

author list (cited authors)

• Shipp, E. M., Tortolero, S. R., Cooper, S. P., Baumler, E. G., & Weller, N. F.

citation count

• 10

complete list of authors

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

publication date

• May 2005

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

keywords

• Adolescent
• Catchment Area, Health
• Cross-Sectional Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Logistic Models
• Male
• Occupational Diseases
• Prevalence
• Schools
• Students
• Substance-Related Disorders
• Surveys And Questionnaires
• Texas

PubMed Central ID

• 15912715

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1081/ADA-200047931

start page

• 253

end page

• 265

volume

• 31

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/ada-200047931

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being