Neumark Y D, Delva J, Anthony J C
Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205-1999, USA.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998 Aug;152(8):781-6. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.152.8.781.
To fill some of the gaps in our knowledge of the epidemiology of inhalant drug use. We examine age, sex, and race or ethnicity variations in the occurrence of inhalant use as well as time trends and the purported transitory nature of inhalant use among adolescents in the United States.
The data analyzed in this report were collected as part of the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse from 1990 through 1995. This annual survey is designed to provide cross-sectional information about the patterns of drug use among nationally representative samples of US household residents aged 12 years and older.
The sample included 34826 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who participated in the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse from 1990 through 1995 (N=2177-8005 per survey year).
The use of inhalants, particularly aerosols and glue, increased during the first half of the current decade. Initiation of inhalant use is not limited to early adolescence and is not a transitory behavior among adolescents in the United States. The use of inhalants is equally common among members of both sexes, and non-Hispanic white youths are more likely to report use than are members of other race or ethnic groups.
The increasing use of inhalants, their widespread availability, and the risks involved with their use indicate a need for more focused attention on this public health problem.
填补我们在吸入性药物使用流行病学知识方面的一些空白。我们研究了美国青少年吸入性药物使用情况在年龄、性别、种族或族裔方面的差异，以及时间趋势和吸入性药物使用据称的短暂性。
本报告分析的数据是作为1990年至1995年全国药物滥用家庭调查的一部分收集的。这项年度调查旨在提供有关12岁及以上美国家庭居民全国代表性样本中药物使用模式的横断面信息。
样本包括1990年至1995年参加全国药物滥用家庭调查的34826名12至17岁青少年（每年调查样本量为2177 - 8005人）。
在当前十年的前半期，吸入性药物尤其是气雾剂和胶水的使用有所增加。吸入性药物的初次使用不限于青春期早期，在美国青少年中也不是一种短暂行为。吸入性药物在男女两性中的使用同样普遍，非西班牙裔白人青少年比其他种族或族裔群体的成员更有可能报告使用过吸入性药物。
吸入性药物使用的增加、其广泛可得性以及使用所涉及的风险表明需要更集中地关注这一公共卫生问题。
