Understanding Nonprescription and Prescription Drug Misuse in Late Adolescence/Young Adulthood

Table 2

Significant correlations and mean differences of perceived risk and perceived societal stigma (peer disapproval) of non-prescription and prescription drug misuse with illicit drug use.

Perceived risk^a

Perceived societal stigma, peer^a

Perceived societal stigma, parent^a

Marijuana

Crack or cocaine

Marijuana

Crack or cocaine

Marijuana

Crack or cocaine

𝑟

MD

𝑟

MD

𝑟

MD

𝑟

MD

𝑟

MD

𝑟

MD

Prescription drugs

Pain

.32

.22*

.30

−1.46

.45

.44

.35

−.80

.14**

−.43

.20

−.59

Sedatives and tranquilizers

.37

.77

.38

−.92

.44

.74

.43

−.50

.30

−.10**

.41

−.25

Stimulants

.46

−.01 (ns)

.27

−1.69

.50

.48

.34

−.76

.34

−.30

.31

−.45

Nonprescription Drugs

Pain

.25

−1.47

.21

−3.15

.34

−.30

.17

−1.54

.12*

−2.38

.07 (ns)

−2.53

Sleeping pills

.31

−.25*

.24

−1.93

.41

.27

.32

−.97

.18

−.86

.18

−1.01

No distinction

Cough/cold syrup and pills

.49

−1.09

.23

−2.77

.36

−.08 (ns)

.23

−1.31

.08 (ns)

−2.11

.05 (ns)

−2.26

MD: mean difference; ns: nonsignificant.
^a𝑃≤0.001 unless were indicated, *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01.