ERIC Number: EJ1426200
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Substance Use and Firearm Access among College Freshmen
Matthew E. Rossheim; Bita Khoshhal; Samantha Karon; Lawrence J. Cheskin; Pamela J. Trangenstein; Cara L. Frankenfeld; Niloofar Ramezani; Alison E. Cuellar
Journal of American College Health, v72 n4 p1001-1005 2024
Objective: Examine the proportion of students with rapid firearm access and associations with recent alcohol and marijuana use. Participants: Cross-sectional data from college freshmen (n = 183) in 2020 who participated in the "Mason: Health Starts Here" study. Methods: Using logistic regression, associations were examined between past 30-day substance use and access to firearms within 15-min. Results: More than 10% of students could rapidly access a firearm, 53% of whom were current binge drinkers, compared to 13% of those who could not rapidly access firearms. Non-Hispanic White students (AOR = 4.1, 95%CI = 1.3,12.7) and past 30-day binge drinkers (AOR = 6.4, 95%CI = 2.1,19.7) had greater odds of having rapid firearm access. Age, sex, and past 30-day marijuana use were not associated with rapid access. Conclusions: A notable proportion of students had rapid firearm access, which was strongly associated with recent binge drinking. Campus prevention programs should consider how their alcohol and firearm policies could be enhanced to prevent violence/self-harm.
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Drinking, Marijuana, Weapons, College Freshmen, Correlation, Student Characteristics, Public Colleges
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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