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The objective of this systematic review was to identify and synthesize literature on risk factors that are associated with MA use among youth.<\/jats:p>\n            <jats:p>More than 40 electronic databases, websites, and key journals\/meeting abstracts were searched. We included studies that compared children and adolescents (\u2264 18 years) who used MA to those who did not. One reviewer extracted the data and a second checked for completeness and accuracy. For discrete risk factors, odds ratios (OR) were calculated and when appropriate, a pooled OR with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) was calculated. For continuous risk factors, mean difference and 95% CI were calculated and when appropriate, a weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% CI was calculated. Results were presented separately by comparison group: low-risk (no previous drug abuse) and high-risk children (reported previous drug abuse or were recruited from a juvenile detention center).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Twelve studies were included. Among low-risk youth, factors associated with MA use were: history of heroin\/opiate use (OR = 29.3; 95% CI: 9.8\u201387.8), family history of drug use (OR = 4.7; 95% CI: 2.8\u20137.9), risky sexual behavior (OR = 2.79; 95% CI: 2.25, 3.46) and some psychiatric disorders. History of alcohol use and smoking were also significantly associated with MA use. Among high-risk youth, factors associated with MA use were: family history of crime (OR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.2\u20133.3), family history of drug use (OR = 4.7; 95% CI: 2.8\u20137.9), family history of alcohol abuse (OR = 3.2; 95% CI: 1.8\u20135.6), and psychiatric treatment (OR = 6.8; 95% CI: 3.6\u201312.9). Female sex was also significantly associated with MA use.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Among low-risk youth, a history of engaging in a variety of risky behaviors was significantly associated with MA use. A history of a psychiatric disorder was a risk factor for MA for both low- and high-risk youth. Family environment was also associated with MA use. Many of the included studies were cross-sectional making it difficult to assess causation. Future research should utilize prospective study designs so that temporal relationships between risk factors and MA use can be established.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2431-8-48","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2008,10,28]],"date-time":"2008-10-28T19:13:31Z","timestamp":1225221211000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":81,"title":["Risk factors for methamphetamine use in youth: a systematic review"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"8","author":[{"given":"Kelly","family":"Russell","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Donna M","family":"Dryden","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuanyuan","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Carol","family":"Friesen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kathleen","family":"O'Gorman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tamara","family":"Durec","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"T Cameron","family":"Wild","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Terry P","family":"Klassen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2008,10,28]]},"reference":[{"issue":"4","key":"225_CR1","first-page":"214","volume":"170","author":"TE Albertson","year":"1999","unstructured":"Albertson TE, Derlet RW, Van Hoozen BE: Methamphetamine and the expanding complications of amphetamines. 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