ERIC Number: EJ1263317
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Oct
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
EISSN: N/A
Sexual Orientation-Based Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Disparities: The Protective Role of School-Based Health Centers
Zhang, Lei; Finan, Laura J.; Bersamin, Melina; Fisher, Deborah A.; Paschall, Mallie J.
Youth & Society, v52 n7 p1153-1173 Oct 2020
This study investigated whether the presence of school-based health centers (SBHCs) was associated with six substance use behaviors among sexual minority youth (SMY) and their heterosexual peers. Data from the 2015 Oregon Healthy Teens Survey, including 13,608 11th graders in 137 schools (26 with SBHCs) were used in the current study. Multilevel logistic regression analyses were performed. Results revealed significant SBHC by SMY status interactions indicating a relatively lower likelihood of past 30-day alcohol use (23%), binge drinking (43%), use of e-cigarettes (22%), marijuana (44%), and unprescribed prescription drugs (28%) among SMY in SBHC schools compared with non-SMY at SBHC schools. Furthermore, SMY in SBHC schools reported lower likelihood of aforementioned substance use behaviors than SMY attending non-SBHC schools. Conversely, no differences in these outcomes were observed for non-SMY in SBHC and non-SBHC schools. Findings from this study suggest SBHCs may help to mitigate substance use disparities among marginalized populations, such as SMY.
Descriptors: School Health Services, Substance Abuse, Grade 11, High School Students, Drinking, Smoking, Marijuana, Alcohol Abuse, Drug Abuse, Adolescents, LGBTQ People, Program Effectiveness, At Risk Students, Access to Health Care, Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Sexual Orientation, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 11; High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH); National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) (NIH)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Oregon
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD073386; T32AA014125