Browsing by Author "Wagner, F.A."

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Early alcohol or tobacco onset and transition to other drug use among students in the State of Morelos, Mexico
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, 2005) Wagner, F.A.; Velasco-Mondragón, H.E.; Herrera-Vázquez, M.; Borges, G.; Lazcano-Ponce, E.; Morgan State Univ, Hopkins Ctr Hlth Disparities Solut, Drug Abuse Res Program, Publ Hlth Program, Baltimore, MD 21251 USA; fwagner@jewel.morgan.edu
In this study, we explored if patterns in the transition from alcohol/tobacco in the Mexican State of Morelos, Mexico are similar to those observed in other countries. Methods: The data were from a representative sample of youth age 11-21 years (n = 13,105), who participated in a paper-and-pencil survey in middle schools, high schools, and colleges in the State of Morelos, Mexico. Drug use was assess-sed via the standardized instrument mostly used in Mexican student surveys. Cox's models for discrete time-survival analyses, stratified by school and age group were used to estimate the risk of drug use in relation to age of alcohol and tobacco use initiation by gender, while accommodating the complex survey design. Results: About 5% of the students were estimated to have used drugs in their life. Male early users of alcohol or tobacco were more likely to use other drugs, compared to students who did not have an early alcohol or tobacco onset. Comment: Further studies on social mechanisms might help to account for observed similarities in patterns of drug involvement in different countries. even in the context of important differences in rates of drug use. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Early onset and recent drug use among children of parents with alcohol problems: data from a national epidemiologic survey
(2001) Obot, Isidore S.; Wagner, F.A.; Anthony, James C.; Department of Mental Hygiene, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins Uni_ersity, 624 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; janthony@jhu.edu
Exposure opportunity as a mechanism linking youth marijuana use to hallucinogen use
(2002) Wilcox, H.C.; Wagner, F.A.; Anthony, J.C.; Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, ELCID, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
From first drug use to drug dependence: Developmental periods of risk for dependence upon marijuana, cocaine, and alcohol
(2002) Wagner, F.A.; Anthony, J.C.; Johns Hopkins Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, ELCID, Dept Mental Hyg, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
Into the world of illegal drug use: Exposure opportunity and other mechanisms linking the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, and cocaine
(2002) Wagner, F.A.; Anthony, J.C.; Johns Hopkins Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
The relationship of tobacco smoking with depressive symptomatology in the Third Mexican National Addictions Survey
(CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NY 10013-2473 USA, 2004) Benjet, C.; Wagner, F.A.; Borges, G.G.; Medina-Mora, M.E.; Dirección de Investigaciones Epidemiológicas y Psicosociales, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Calzada México-Xochimilco 101, colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco 14370, México, DF, México; cbenjet@imp.edu.mx
Background. While an association between cigarette smoking and depression has been established in Anglo populations, replication of tobacco-depression associations in countries where smoking is growing may provide important new insights. The objectives of this study were to estimate the association of depressive symptomatology with tobacco smoking, number of cigarettes smoked daily, and smoking cessation in a representative sample of the Mexican population. Method. The data come from the Third National Addictions Survey (1998) conducted by the Mexican Ministry of Health, representative of Mexico's civilian population residing in cities and towns with 2500+ inhabitants, aged 18-64. Part of a multi-stage, stratified, probability sample, 1935 men and women answered a version of the survey that also included the CES-D depression scale. Analyses addressed the survey's complex design and controlled for income and educational level. Results. Among women only, current smokers had twice the odds of elevated depressive symptomatology than never smokers (OR 2.1, 95 % Cl 1.3-3.5, p = 0.002). For men, only those smoking a pack or more a day had greater odds of depressive symptomatology (OR 5.9, 95 % Cl 1.6-21.9, p = 0.008). Overall, former smokers who ceased smoking within 6 months had lower odds of depressive symptomatology than current smokers (OR 0.4, 95%, CI 0.1-1.0, p = 0.042). Conclusions. These findings add to the accumulating evidence for the association between smoking and depression in different cultures and populations.