Inhalant use among indiana school children, 1991-2004.
OBJECTIVE
To examine the prevalence and trend of inhalant use among Indiana public school students.


METHODS
The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use among Indiana Children and Adolescents surveys conducted annually between 1991 and 2004 were reanalyzed using 2-way moving average, Poisson regression, and ANOVA tests.


RESULTS
The prevalence had increased during 1991- 1997, decreased during 1997- 2002, and increased again since 2003. Poisson model estimated an average annual decrease rate of 5.6%. The intensity of inhalant use had also decreased. More males and Hispanics use inhalants.


CONCLUSIONS
Inhalant use needs to be addressed in drug prevention programs.
Ding
Kele
K
Department of Adult, Counseling, Health, and Vocational Education, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA. kding@kent.edu
Torabi
Mohammad R
MR
Perera
Bilesha
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Jun
Mi Kyung
MK
Jones-McKyer
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007196:Indiana; D008297:Male; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*