Table 8.
Reasons for Amphetamine Use: Multivariate Analyses among Past 12-Month Users
| Reason for Use | Gender | Race/Ethnicity | Drug Use Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | Males | White | Black | Hispanic | Experiment | Occasional | Heavier | ||||||
| % | % | OR | % | % | OR | % | OR | % | % | OR | % | OR | |
| Social/recreational | |||||||||||||
| To have a good time | 28.4 (ref) | 34.2 | 1.34*** | 31.5 (ref) | 22.9 | 0.74 | 26.9 | 0.83 | 21.7 (ref) | 29.8 | 1.54*** | 35.2 | 2.00*** |
| To experiment | 48.0 (ref) | 57.3 | 1.43*** | 52.5 (ref) | 50.7 | 0.84 | 46.1 | 0.76* | 63.2 (ref) | 57.2 | 0.77*** | 45.2 | 0.47*** |
| To get high | 45.1 (ref) | 53.6 | 1.44*** | 49.8 (ref) | 36.8 | 0.70* | 37.1 | 0.65** | 33.3 (ref) | 47.9 | 1.86*** | 55.3 | 2.54*** |
| Because of boredom | 13.8 (ref) | 17.4 | 1.36*** | 15.6 (ref) | 16.0 | 1.19 | 11.2 | 0.68 | 9.4 (ref) | 13.4 | 1.49** | 18.8 | 2.27*** |
| To fit in | 3.6 (ref) | 4.6 | 1.29* | 4.2 (ref) | 1.8 | 0.41* | 3.4 | 0.77 | 4.6 (ref) | 3.7 | 0.78 | 4.1 | 0.87 |
| Coping with negative affect | |||||||||||||
| To relax | 20.6 (ref) | 18.1 | 0.86* | 19.6 (ref) | 18.2 | 0.98 | 17.5 | 0.73 | 12.8 (ref) | 20.5 | 1.76*** | 21.4 | 1.92*** |
| To get away from problems | 13.9 (ref) | 8.7 | 0.59*** | 11.4 (ref) | 9.3 | 0.84 | 17.2 | 1.54** | 6.7 (ref) | 11.0 | 1.76*** | 13.7 | 2.27*** |
| Because of anger/frustration | 10.1 (ref) | 6.7 | 0.64*** | 8.5 (ref) | 6.6 | 0.82 | 11.3 | 1.26 | 6.0 (ref) | 7.4 | 1.27 | 10.2 | 1.81*** |
| Drug effect | |||||||||||||
| To increase drug effects | 6.7 (ref) | 13.2 | 2.24*** | 9.7 (ref) | 9.7 | 1.27 | 7.6 | 0.79 | 4.3 (ref) | 7.3 | 1.75** | 13.0 | 3.51*** |
| To decrease drug effects | 1.5 (ref) | 4.1 | 3.02*** | 2.7 (ref) | 1.2 | 0.57 | 3.2 | 1.36 | 0.6 (ref) | 1.4 | 2.57** | 4.1 | 8.17*** |
| Compulsive use | |||||||||||||
| To get through the day | 26.2 (ref) | 25.4 | 0.98 | 26.3 (ref) | 13.9 | 0.53** | 23.9 | 1.01 | 10.9 (ref) | 18.9 | 1.92*** | 35.4 | 4.45*** |
| Because I am hooked | 2.8 (ref) | 1.7 | 0.66* | 2.1 (ref) | 2.9 | 1.85 | 5.1 | 1.73* | 0.2 (ref) | 0.7 | 3.58* | 4.0 | 24.53*** |
| Coping with physical needs | |||||||||||||
| To stay awake | 55.0 (ref) | 53.2 | 0.94 | 55.5 (ref) | 29.7 | 0.39*** | 42.5 | 0.70** | 32.6 (ref) | 47.2 | 1.87*** | 66.1 | 3.94*** |
| To get more energy | 63.3 (ref) | 59.1 | 0.85* | 62.8 (ref) | 33.4 | 0.33*** | 50.1 | 0.67*** | 40.1 (ref) | 56.7 | 1.98*** | 71.9 | 3.71*** |
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||||
| To seek deeper insights | 3.9 (ref) | 6.7 | 1.89*** | 5.0 (ref) | 8.9 | 2.27** | 5.7 | 0.99 | 2.8 (ref) | 5.3 | 1.94** | 5.8 | 2.41*** |
| To lose weight | 55.5 (ref) | 11.3 | 0.09*** | 35.5 (ref) | 37.7 | 1.19 | 37.7 | 1.31* | 22.3 (ref) | 29.3 | 1.60*** | 44.2 | 3.33*** |
Note: All models controlled for year using year dummies.
*
p<.05;
**
p<.01;
***
p<.001