Caregiver predictors of adolescent inhalant abuse in rural Appalachia.
OBJECTIVE
To explore caregiver correlates of adolescent inhalant abuse.


METHODS
Youth were surveyed about inhalant use. Caregivers were surveyed about demographics, behaviors, family environment, perceptions of parent/ adolescent interaction, coping strategies, caregiver monitoring of youth and self-reported substance use. Multiple logistic regression with backward elimination was used.


RESULTS
Of the 218 dyads recruited, 94% of the youth inhalant and inhalant non-users were correctly classified using a model constructed from independent variables.


CONCLUSIONS
We believe that parent-based educational training services should be studied that provide information about inhalant abuse and encourage open communication, adaptive coping, and adequate monitoring skills.
Pack
Robert
R
Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University, School of Medicine, Morgantown WV 26506, USA. rpack@hsc.wvu.edu
Krishnamurthy
Gururaj
G
Cottrell
Lesley
L
Stanton
Bonita
B
D'Alessandri
Dawn
D
Burns
James
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001061:Appalachian Region; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders