Tobacco and other drug use among high school students with asthma

Sherry Everett Jones; Sarah Merkle; Lani Wheeler; David M Mannino; Linda Crossett

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.003

Tobacco and other drug use among high school students with asthma

J Adolesc Health. 2006 Aug;39(2):291-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.003.

Authors

Sherry Everett Jones¹, Sarah Merkle, Lani Wheeler, David M Mannino, Linda Crossett

Affiliation

¹ National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. severettjones@cdc.gov

PMID: 16857544
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2005.12.003

Abstract

The 2003 national Youth Risk Behavior Survey data were analyzed to compare drug use among high school students with and without asthma. High school students with current asthma used cigarettes, cigars, marijuana, and inhalants (huffing) at rates equal to or greater than high school students without current asthma.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Asthma*
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Incidence
Male
Marijuana Smoking / epidemiology*
Smoking / epidemiology*
Students
Substance-Related Disorders / epidemiology