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Abstract

Overview of Key Findings

Tobacco Use. The prevalence of any past year tobacco use was significantly higher among non-metropolitan than metropolitan adolescents (13.9% vs. 8.3%). Daily cigarette use in the past 30 days was more than 3 times more prevalent among non-metropolitan than metropolitan adolescents (1.0% vs. 0.3%) and the difference was also statistically significant.

Alcohol Use. Alcohol was the most commonly used substance among both non-metropolitan and metropolitan adolescents, although the differences in prevalence rates for past year and past 30-day alcohol use were not statistically significant. In the past year, 21.8% of non-metropolitan and 21.7% of metropolitan adolescents drank alcohol. In the past 30 days, 9.3% of non-metropolitan adolescents and 9.6% of metropolitan adolescents drank alcohol, and more than half of each group reported binge drinking.

Illicit Drug Use. Prevalence rates for most illicit drugs were similar among non-metropolitan and metropolitan adolescents, with two exceptions. The prevalence of past year methamphetamine use was significantly higher among non-metropolitan than metropolitan adolescents (0.3% vs 0.2%), and the prevalence of past 30-day hallucinogen use was significantly lower among non-metropolitan than metropolitan adolescents (0.2% vs. 0.6%).

Publication Date

11-2020

Notes/Citation Information

© 2020 Rural & Underserved Health Research Center, University of Kentucky

The information, conclusions and opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and no endorsement by FORHP, HRSA, HHS, or the University of Kentucky is intended or should be inferred.

Funding Information

This project was supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement # U1CRH30041.

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