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American Journal of Public Health, Vol 91, Issue 7 1130-1134, Copyright © 2001 by American Public Health Association

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Tobacco, betel quid, alcohol, and illicit drug use among 13- to 35-year-olds in I-Lan, rural Taiwan: prevalence and risk factors

KT Chen, CJ Chen, A Fagot-Campagna and KM Narayan
Field Epidemiology Training Program, Center of Disease Control, Department of Health, No. 6-8F, Lin-Shen South Rd, Taipei, Taiwan. ktchen@cdc.gov.tw

OBJECTIVES: This study determined the prevalence of and risk factors for substance use among rural Taiwanese. METHODS: We used a survey of a representative sample of 6318 participants aged 13 to 35 years in I-Lan, Taiwan, in 1996 through 1997. RESULTS: Perceived use of illicit drugs by peers, tobacco smoking, betel quid chewing, and male gender were the strongest predictors of illicit drug use. The prevalence of illicit drug use ranged from 0.3% among those who did not use any other substance to 7.1% among those using tobacco, betel quid, and alcohol. CONCLUSIONS: Preventive measures should address substance use in general rather than aiming at single substances.


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