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Journal of Community Health
Published in: Journal of Community Health 2/2018

01-04-2018 | Original Paper

Urban and Rural Adolescents’ Points-of-Access for Alcohol and Tobacco

Authors: Ronald D. Williams Jr., Jeff M. Housman, Jennifer L. Evans, James M. Bishop, Veronica Ray

Published in: Journal of Community Health | Issue 2/2018

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine alcohol and tobacco access points among a sample of rural and urban youth. Through collaboration with four regional school districts, a local drug prevention coalition administered a survey to a sample of 445 youth representing 30 different communities in a central U.S. region. The survey items included demographics, 30-day use measures, and questions about points-of-access for alcohol and tobacco. Results showed no differences among points-of-access between urban and rural youth. Ability to obtain alcohol from family, peers, other non-peer youth, and other non-family adults (P < 0.05) were each statistically significant predictors of 30-day alcohol use. Ability to obtain tobacco from family, peers, other non-peer youth, other non-family adults, and self-purchase (P < 0.05) were statistically significant predictors of 30-day tobacco use. Access through peers was the strongest predictor for both 30-day alcohol and tobacco use. Determining the primary social points-of-access youth use to obtain alcohol and tobacco can assist in the development of appropriate community-level prevention strategies and policies.
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Metadata
Title
Urban and Rural Adolescents’ Points-of-Access for Alcohol and Tobacco
Authors
Ronald D. Williams Jr.
Jeff M. Housman
Jennifer L. Evans
James M. Bishop
Veronica Ray
Publication date
01-04-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Community Health / Issue 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0094-5145
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3610
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-017-0438-0

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