Cannabis consumption initiation among adolescents: A longitudinal study

Pérez, Anna; Ariza, Carles; Sánchez‐Martínez, Francesca; Nebot, Manel

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.09.018

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“…We have to take into account that similar patterns of consumption have been described by other studies, where the most popular drug was cannabis [9,40]. Furthermore, the fact that the lowest percentage of illegal drug use was reported by students from Group A can, to some extent, account for the association between tobacco and cannabis consumption described by several authors [41,42]. Therefore, tobacco consumption could be considered as a gateway for illegal drugs use, especially cannabis.…”

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Lifestyle and Health among Spanish University Students: Differences by Gender and Academic Discipline

Varela-Mato

Cancela

Ayán

et al. 2012

IJERPH

113

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Today the need to analyze health behaviour from a gender perspective is as imminent as ever, particularly at university, where the number of women who register is on the rise and has exceeded the number of male students worldwide. We carried out a prevalence study aimed at analyzing Spanish university students’ lifestyles and identify differences according to gender and academic discipline. Of 3,646 eligible subjects doing university courses related to health (Group A), education (Group B) and other professions (Group C), 985 (27.0%) participated in the study. Information was elicited about their physical activity level, disturbed eating attitudes, consumption of alcohol, tobacco and illegal substances. Prevalence and Odds Ratios (OR) were calculated according to sex and kind of academic discipline. The obtained data confirmed that only 27.4% of the students were considered as sufficiently active, while 14.9% of them suffered from disturbed eating attitudes (DEA). Women were particularly less active (OR 0.46 (0.32–0.66); p < 0.0001), and more sedentary than men (OR 1.40 (1.00–1.97); p = 0.03). Binge drinking was more frequent in female than in male students (OR 1.79 (1.29–2.47); p = 0.0004). A third of the analyzed sample admitted that they had used illegal substances, while a lower consumption prevalence was found in women (OR 0.53 (0.40–0.71); p < 0.0001). The studied population was not very active (27.4%), especially women (OR = 0.45). Therefore, it seems that Spanish university students lead an unhealthy lifestyle, a situation which seems more conspicuous amongst females.

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Lifestyle and Health among Spanish University Students: Differences by Gender and Academic Discipline

Varela-Mato

Cancela

Ayán

et al. 2012

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“…Second opportunity‐exposed adolescents were significantly more likely to be(come) users than to remain cannabis‐free if they currently smoked or had greater history of alcohol intoxication. These results are not unexpected, as licit substance use has been recognized as one of the key risk factors for cannabis involvement among youth . This was especially true for smoking (but not snus use alone), likely reflecting administration route familiarity .…”

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Ready, willing, and able: the role of cannabis use opportunities in understanding adolescent cannabis use

Andreas

Bretteville-Jensen

2017

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Approaches accounting for realistic use opportunities proved critical in our understanding of underage cannabis use, both at the national and individual level, and may be informative for development of prevention strategies in the era of cannabis liberalization. In addition, delineation of realistic opportunities from behaviours conditioned upon such opportunities is generalizable to a range of public health issues.

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“…Truancy has also been associated with a variety of risk behaviors that can negatively impact the development and wellbeing of truant youth. Prior studies have linked truancy to negative outcomes such as the use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs; delinquency and crime; poor academic performance; and school expulsion (Best, Manning, Gossop, Gross, & Strang, 2006; Dynarski & Gleason, 1999; Henry, 2010; Henry & Huizinga, 2007; Lochner & Moretti, 2004; Loeber & Farrington, 2000; Perez, Ariza, Sanchez-Martinez, & Nebot, 2010). The associations between truancy and delinquency and substance use suggest that truancy can best be conceptualized as part of the externalizing spectrum (e.g., Krueger et al, 2002; Krueger, Markon, Patrick, & Iacono, 2005; Vaughn et al, 2011).…”

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Prevalence and correlates of truancy in the US: Results from a national sample

Vaughn

Maynard

Salas-Wright

et al. 2013

Journal of Adolescence

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Truancy has been a persistent problem in the United States for more than 100 years. Although truancy is commonly reported as a risk factor for substance use, delinquency, dropout, and a host of other negative outcomes for youth, there has been surprisingly little empirical investigation into understanding the causes and correlates of truancy using large, nationally representative samples. Using the adolescent sample (N = 17,482) of the 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), this study presents the prevalence of truancy and examines individual, school engagement, parental, and behavioral correlates of truancy. Overall, 11% of adolescents between the ages of 12–17 reported skipping school in the past 30 days. Results from multinomial logistic regression models indicate skipping school was robustly associated with an increased probability of reporting externalizing behaviors, less parental involvement, and engagement and lower grades in school. Implications for theory, prevention, and policy are discussed.

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Cannabis consumption initiation among adolescents: A longitudinal study

Cited by 35 publications

References 37 publications

Lifestyle and Health among Spanish University Students: Differences by Gender and Academic Discipline

Lifestyle and Health among Spanish University Students: Differences by Gender and Academic Discipline

Ready, willing, and able: the role of cannabis use opportunities in understanding adolescent cannabis use

Prevalence and correlates of truancy in the US: Results from a national sample

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