Table 2.

Risk and protective factors related to alcohol, prescription drug, and inhalant use among adolescent girls (N = 781)

	Alcohol		Prescription Drugs^b		Inhalants^c
Independent Variable	%	OR (95% CI)^a	%	OR (95% CI)	%	OR (95% CI)
After-School Activity
Home	19.7	1.00	6.4	1.00	3.5	1.00
Formal program	12.7	.76 (.55 - 1.05)	3.6	.67 (.41 - 1.09)	2.6	1.01 (.55 - 1.87)
Hang out	6.1	2.56^*** (1.49 - 4.43)	1.9	1.59 (.83 - 3.08)	2.0	2.96^** (1.45 - 6.02)
Psychosocial Factors
Body image	24.7	.56^** (.39 - .80)	6.8	.45^** (.27 - .74)	4.8	.58 (.32 - 1.04)
Depression	7.4	2.13^** (1.37 - 3.31)	3.3	2.94^*** (1.75 - 4.95)	2.4	2.67^*** (1.46 - 4.90)
Best friend uses substances	18.2	5.52^*** (3.60 - 7.56)	3.1	5.11^*** (2.89 - 9.03)	4.5	7.17^*** (4.14 - 12.43)
Maternal Factors
Single parent	20.6	1.28 (.95 - 1.72)	6.0	.99 (.65 - 1.52)	4.5	1.21 (.73 - 2.02)
Drinks	17.4	1.51^** (1.12 - 2.05)	4.7	1.01 (.65 - 1.57)	4.5	1.82^* (1.09 - 3.03)
Smokes	4.4	1.00 (.62 - 1.64)	1.5	1.03 (.51 - 2.05)	.9	.92 (.39 - 2.18)
Knows where I am	32.6	.48^*** (.31 - .74)	11.2	.91 (.49 - 1.71)	7.6	1.06 (.52 - 2.15)
Knows who I am with	27.3	.57^*** (.41 - .80)	8.3	.55^** (.35 - .86)	5.8	.68 (.40 - 1.17)
Always able to reach her	26.5	.58^*** (.42 - .81)	7.4	.45^*** (.29 - .69)	4.9	.41^*** (.24 - .69)
Family Norms
Anti-drug rules	21.3	.44^*** (.28 - .69)	8.0	.79 (.41 - 1.52)	4.2	.36^** (.18 - .69)
Urges abstinence	8.6	.37^*** (.26 - .52)	2.9	.65 (.33 - 1.27)	1.4	.37^** (.19 - .74)

OR denotes odds ratio and CI denotes confidence interval from multivariate logistic regression tests of each independent variable within substance use categories.

Prescription drugs are defined as those used recreationally, used for off-label purposes, or taken by other than the intended recipient.

Inhalants include glue, spray paint, cleaning fluid, and any chemical inhaled for intoxication purposes.

p < 0.05;

^**

p < 0.01;

^***

p < 0.001.