| Exercise and substance use among American youth, 1991-2009. | |
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PMID: 21496752 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The National Institute on Drug Abuse has called for increased research into the use of physical activity in substance abuse prevention, specifically research into physical activity type and context. PURPOSE: This paper examines the relationships between (1) secondary school student substance use and (2) exercise in general and school athletic team participation, and examines such relationships over time. METHODS: Nationally representative cross-sectional samples of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students were surveyed each year from 1991 to 2009. Substance use measures included past 2-week binge drinking and past 30-day alcohol, cigarette, smokeless tobacco, marijuana, and steroid use. Analyses were conducted during 2009-2010. RESULTS: Across grades, higher levels of exercise were associated with lower levels of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use. Higher levels of athletic team participation were associated with higher levels of smokeless tobacco use and lower levels of cigarette and marijuana use across grades and to higher levels of high school alcohol and steroid use. Exercise helped suppress the undesired relationship between team participation and alcohol use; exercise and athletic team participation worked synergistically in lowering cigarette and marijuana use. Observed relationships were generally stable across time. CONCLUSIONS: There appear to be substantive differences between exercise and team sport participation in relation to adolescent substance use. These findings from cross-sectional data suggest that interventions to improve levels of general physical activity should be evaluated to determine if they help delay or reduce substance use among youth in general as well as among student athletes. |
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Authors:
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Yvonne M Terry-McElrath; Patrick M O'Malley; Lloyd D Johnston |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of preventive medicine Volume: 40 ISSN: 1873-2607 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Prev Med Publication Date: 2011 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-04-18 Completed Date: 2011-08-23 Revised Date: 2012-05-02 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8704773 Medline TA: Am J Prev Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 530-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2011 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
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Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. yterry@umich.edu |
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Adolescent Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology* Cross-Sectional Studies Data Collection Exercise* Female Humans Male Marijuana Abuse / epidemiology* Smoking / epidemiology Sports / statistics & numerical data* Students / statistics & numerical data Time Factors Tobacco, Smokeless United States / epidemiology |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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DA01411/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA001411-36/DA/NIDA NIH HHS; R01 DA001411-37/DA/NIDA NIH HHS |
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