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Abstract：
Mississippi youth are demographically unique compared to those of the nation. The aim of the study was to examine the drug use among adolescents in Mississippi compared to that in the US, which included determining prevalence and trends in drug use as well as drugs on school property and estimating the differences in drug use prevalence by gender and by race. National and Mississippi Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) data from 2001 to 2021 were obtained for analysis. Summary statistics, prevalence ratio, and survey Chi-squared tests of independence statistics were generated for the comparison for all students, and by gender and race separately. Trend analysis was conducted using logistic regression combined with joinpoint regression. The six survey questions being studied were the following: have you ever used marijuana, an inhalant, heroin, methamphetamines, or injected drugs, and were you offered, sold, or given an illegal drug on school property during the last 12 months. Survey packages in R were used to account for the complex sampling design of YRBSS data. On the national level, all six drug-related risk behaviors being studied showed a significant decrease from 2001 to 2021. In Mississippi, however, only \"ever used marijuana\" showed a decrease trend, while three remain unchanged, and two increased. The 2021 YRBSS data show that Mississippi adolescents exhibited a significantly higher prevalence of drug use, and are more likely to be offered, sold or given an illegal drug on school property. This research showed detailed findings on drug use-related issues in Mississippi, which is alarming. This poses an important challenge for public health in Mississippi and sounds an urgent call for drug use intervention among Mississippi adolescents. More concerted actions at the community, school and government level are needed for reducing youth drug use and controlling the drug traffic on school property.
摘要：
与全国青年相比，密西西比州的青年在人口统计学上是独特的。这项研究的目的是检查密西西比州青少年与美国青少年的药物使用情况，其中包括确定毒品使用的流行率和趋势以及学校财产上的毒品，并按性别和种族估计毒品使用流行率的差异。获得了2001年至2021年的国家和密西西比州青年风险行为监测系统（YRBSS）数据进行分析。汇总统计数据，患病率比，并对所有学生进行了独立统计量的调查卡方检验，按性别和种族分开。采用logistic回归结合连接点回归进行趋势分析。正在研究的六个调查问题如下:你有没有用过大麻，吸入剂，海洛因,甲基苯丙胺,或者注射药物，被你提供了，出售，或者在过去的12个月里在学校财产上服用非法药物。R中的调查包用于说明YRBSS数据的复杂抽样设计。在国家一级,从2001年到2021年，正在研究的所有六种与药物相关的危险行为都有显著下降。在密西西比州,然而,只有“曾经使用过的大麻”显示出下降趋势，虽然三个保持不变，两个增加了。2021年的YRBSS数据显示，密西西比州青少年的吸毒患病率明显更高，更有可能被提供，在学校财产上出售或给予非法药物。这项研究显示了密西西比州与药物使用相关问题的详细发现，这是令人震惊的。这对密西西比州的公共卫生构成了重要挑战，并呼吁密西西比州青少年进行药物使用干预。社区采取更多一致行动，学校和政府层面需要减少青少年吸毒和控制学校财产上的毒品贩运。
