Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 531-534, June 2004

Pilot study of abuse of asthma inhalers by middle and high school students☆

  • Carol J Boyd, PhD, MSN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing and Women's Studies, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B.)
    • Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B., C.J.T., S.E.M.)
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Carol J. Boyd, Ph.D., M.S.N., Director, Substance Abuse Research Center, 475 Market Place, Suite D, Ann Arbor, MI 48108-1649, USA.
    • ,
  • Christian J Teter, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B., C.J.T., S.E.M.)
    • College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.T.)
    • ,
  • Sean Esteban Mccabe, PhD, MSW

      Affiliations

    • Substance Abuse Research Center, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (C.J.B., C.J.T., S.E.M.)

Accepted 28 July 2003.

Abstract 

During a school-based survey, middle and high school students (n = 1536) reported on their nonprescribed, lifetime use of asthma inhalers. Approximately 15% of 8th and 9th graders reported using nonprescribed asthma inhalers; the odds for this behavior were significantly higher for these students (2.25 and 2.30, respectively) and the nonprescribed use of asthma inhalers was significantly associated with higher rates of other drug use.

Keywords:  Adolescent substance abuse, Asthma inhaler abuse

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☆ This study was supported by the University of Michigan and development of this manuscript was supported by a National Research Service Award T32 DA 07267 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health.

PII: S1054-139X(03)00347-1

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2003.07.023

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 531-534, June 2004

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