Cannabis and Amphetamine Use and Socio-Ecological Proximal and Distal Factors Among School-Going Adolescents in Six Pacific Island Countries

Peltzer, Karl; Pengpid, Supa

doi:10.1007/s12646-018-0468-4

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“…Furthermore, smoking was usually considered as the gateway behavior for illicit drug use [ 53 ]. Consistent with prior studies [ 11 , 12 , 31 , 54 ], lifetime smoking was an independent risk factor among secondary vocational student’s club drug use in our study (aPR = 2.27 and 2.51 for female and male students, respectively).…”

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“…Additionally, some gender differences were found in the current study. First, our study consistently showed that male students had higher lifetime prevalence of club drug use than female students [ 11 , 13 , 31 , 33 ]. In China, licit drugs (e.g., smoking and drinking) use was socially accepted and usually regarded as a symbol of independence and social status among males [ 55 , 56 ], and males might exhibit lower levels of self-control than females [ 57 ], all of which might increase the risk of illicit drugs use among males.…”

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confidence: 75%

“…As shown in the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), the lifetime prevalence of illicit drug use was 17.0% among European students aged 15–16 in 2019, with 16.0%, 2.3%, 1.7% and 0.7% for cannabis, ecstasy, methamphetamine and gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), respectively [ 7 ]. According to the results of the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) from different regions around the world, the prevalence of past-month cannabis use ranged from 3.1% to 15.5%, and the prevalence of lifetime amphetamine use ranged from 1.0% to 14.5% among young people aged 13 to 17 years [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ]. Jia, Z., et al reviewed 72 studies and reported that the pooled prevalence of illicit drug use was 2.1% among students in mainland China, with the prevalence ranging from 0.4% to 4.2% in different provinces [ 13 ].…”

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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Club Drug Use among Secondary Vocational Students in China

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To understand the prevalence of and factors associated with club drug use among Chinese secondary vocational students, a nationally representative survey was conducted. The multistage cluster sampling strategy was employed to select participants. A total of 9469 students from eleven secondary vocational schools in five cities completed self-reported questionnaires, which included information on club drug use, sociodemographic variables, individual factors, as well as peer and family related factors. The data were separately analyzed with Poisson regression models for female and male students. The overall lifetime prevalence of club drug use was 2.7% (258/9469), and male students had higher prevalence than female students (3.5% vs. 1.9%, p < 0.001). Female and male students shared four risk factors (i.e., having ever smoked, perceiving social benefit expectancies, peer drug using and perceiving peer’s approval of drug use) and one protective factor (i.e., having medium or high levels of refusal skills) for club drug use. Moreover, family drug using and having a part-time job were two additionally independent risk factors for club drug use among male students. These findings indicate that the problem of club drug use among Chinese secondary vocational students is worthy of attention. The prevention of club drug use should address multiple risks and protective factors on individual, peer and family levels.

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“…All these factors may account for the differences in substance use between boys and girls in Timor-Leste. Our result is consistent with findings among school-going adolescents in Morocco [2,52], South East Asian countries [53] and Pacific Island countries [34]. Our findings also run parallel with a study by Lev-Ran et al [54] who revealed a high prevalence of psychoactive drugs (i.e., alcohol, sedatives, cannabis, tranquilizers, opioids, hallucinogens, and cocaine) usage and abuse in men.…”

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“…Our selection of control variables was motivated by their availability in the dataset and based on evidence from previous school-based research [33,34]. The control variables are this: Gender, age, grade in school, number of friends, colleague support, food insecurity and parental involvement were the variables selected.…”

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Exposure to substance and current substance among school-going adolescents in Timor-Leste

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Ansah

Dey

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Few studies have examined how exposure to substance influences adolescent’s use of substance in Timor-Leste. We assessed this relationship using nationally representative data from Timor-Leste to address this gap. Data was pulled from the 2015 Timor-Leste Global school-based student health survey. Data of students aged 13-17years (N = 3700) from class 7–11 across schools in Timor-Leste were analyzed for this study. Second-hand smoking exposure (AOR = 1.57 [1.31, 1.89] and parental tobacco use, AOR = 1.94 [1.54, 2.44]) was significantly related to in-school adolescent’s current use of substance after adjusting for covariates. Current substance use was also positively associated with being male, being in class 10–12, and being food insecure and negatively associated with having at least three close friends and benefiting from parental supervision. To reduce substance use among in-school adolescents, policymakers must consider the inclusion of all models in the social learning environment of adolescents in Timor-Leste.

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Efficacy of probiotic supplements in improving the symptoms of psychosis, anxiety, insomnia, and anorexia due to amphetamine and methamphetamine use: a randomized clinical trial

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Hajialigol

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Cannabis and Amphetamine Use and Socio-Ecological Proximal and Distal Factors Among School-Going Adolescents in Six Pacific Island Countries

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Club Drug Use among Secondary Vocational Students in China

Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Club Drug Use among Secondary Vocational Students in China

Exposure to substance and current substance among school-going adolescents in Timor-Leste

Efficacy of probiotic supplements in improving the symptoms of psychosis, anxiety, insomnia, and anorexia due to amphetamine and methamphetamine use: a randomized clinical trial

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