Factors Associated With Marijuana use and Problems Among College Students in Colorado

Phillips, Kristina T.; Phillips, Michael; Duck, Kerry

doi:10.1080/10826084.2017.1341923

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“…These results are consistent with those of two surveys among university students that confirm the gender difference in cannabis use [33,34]. A possible explanation for this finding is the greater social rejection of illegal drug use among women [35,36], and the fact that young males are more likely to enter treatment for cannabis misuse [37,38]. The increased prevalence of cannabis use in male students, and the fact that schizophrenia in males develops during adolescence or early adulthood and earlier than in women [39], might suggest a potential role of cannabis during university studies as a potential trigger for schizophrenia, especially in males.…”

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Alcohol and Cannabis Intake in Nursing Students

Tejedor-Cabrera

Cauli

2019

Medicina

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Background and objectives: Drug misuse among young people has become a major worldwide health concern. The present study analyzes substance misuse and its social and personal consequences in young university students. Materials and Methods: Screening of alcohol misuse was based on the Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), while screening of substance-related risks and problems was performed with the Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble (CRAFFT) score. Results: The population was composed of nursing students at the University of Valencia (Valencia, Spain) (n = 185). More than 50% of the surveyed students reported alcohol intake based on the CRAFFT scale; 31.4% were classified as having “risky alcohol use”, and 19.5% met the criterion for hazardous drinking based on the AUDIT score. In turn, 34.1% of the sample reported marijuana/hashish intake based on the CRAFFT scale. A gender effect was only observed for marijuana/hashish use, which was significantly (p < 0.001) higher in male students. No other gender differences were observed. In the logistic regression analysis, only age was identified as a protective factor for obtaining a reduced risk score with both the AUDIT and the CRAFFT. Among the social and personal consequences of drug misuse, the inability to “stop drinking once you have started” or the inability to “remember what happened while consuming” was significantly associated with an increased frequency of alcohol consumption (OR 20.93, p < 0.0001 and OR 13.68, p < 0.05, respectively). Conclusions: Our findings are consistent with emerging social concerns about drug misuse in the university population, including nursing students as future healthcare professionals.

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Alcohol and Cannabis Intake in Nursing Students

Tejedor-Cabrera

Cauli

2019

Medicina

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“…Alcohol use levels and problem use were associated with greater ACEs and having parent alcohol users, findings consistent with prior literature (Alati et al, 2014;Chatterjee et al, 2018;Crouch et al, 2018;LeTendre & Reed, 2017;Mochrie et al, 2020;Molina & Pelham, 2014;Vermeulen-Smit et al, 2012). Marijuana use levels were associated with lower depressive symptoms, inconsistent with prior work indicating greater use being associated with more depressive symptoms (Buckner et al, 2010;Phillips et al, 2018); however, it is important to note that the levels of depressive symptoms reported by participants in this study were relatively low, which may have limited the extent to which depressive symptoms were relevant predictors for use in this population.…”

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Motives for Alcohol and Marijuana Use as Predictors of Use and Problem Use Among Young Adult College Students

Patterson

Haardörfer

et al. 2020

Journal of Drug Issues

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This study examined (a) differences between alcohol-only users and alcohol–marijuana co-users and (b) motives for use in relation to alcohol and marijuana use and problem use. Spring 2016 data among 1,870 past 4-month alcohol users (63.6% female, 69.1% White) from seven Georgia colleges/universities were analyzed cross-sectionally and with regard to problem use measured 4 months later. Correlates of co-use ( n = 345; vs. alcohol-only use, n = 1,525) included greater alcohol and marijuana use frequency, problem drinking and marijuana use, and alcohol use motives ( p’s < .05). Controlling for covariates, alcohol use frequency correlated with greater marijuana use frequency and Coping and Self-enhancement alcohol use motives, but lower Conformity alcohol use motives ( p’s < .001); greater Coping and Self-enhancement alcohol use motives ( p’s < .01) predicted problem alcohol use. Marijuana use frequency correlated with greater Coping and Expansion marijuana use motives ( p’s < .05); greater Expansion marijuana use motives ( p = .005) predicted problem marijuana use. College-based substance use interventions should target Coping and Self-enhancement alcohol use motives and Expansion marijuana use motives.

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“…35 Male gender, greater impulsivity and depression were also reported to be associated with marijuana use among college students. 36 Also, exposure to smoking, having a parent smoker, alcohol use and truancy have been found as risk factors for marijuana use by other previous studies. 4 23 37–39 …”

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Marijuana use and suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in Africa: assessments of prevalence and risk factors from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey

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BackgroundMarijuana use among adolescents, including high school students, has been consistently reported to be associated with a high incidence of suicidal behaviours. Little empirical research has been conducted on the propensity impact of marijuana use on suicidal behaviours in Africa.AimsTo assess factors associated with marijuana use and further quantify marijuana use as an associated factor of suicidal behaviours, including repeated attempted suicide, suicidal ideation and suicide planning, among high school students in Africa.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among 32 802 school-going adolescents using the Global School-Based Student Health Survey data from 10 African countries grouped into West Africa, North Africa, South-East Africa, South Africa and East Africa subregions. Marijuana use and repeated attempted suicide were the main outcome variables. We employed double selection least absolute shrinkage and selection operator poisson regression model to assess risk factors associated with marijuana use and dominance analysis to establish ranked important and common risk factors. Inverse probability weighting poisson regression adjustment was applied to assess impact.ResultsThe prevalence of marijuana use and repeated attempted suicide were 3.7% (95% CI: 3.1 to 4.3) and 6.6% (95% CI: 5.9 to 7.4), respectively. The most important risk factor for marijuana use generally across the countries and specifically in three subregions was alcohol consumption, which constituted approximately 40% of the impact. The average treatment effect on the treated (ATT) indicated that marijuana use significantly increased the risk of suicidal ideation, suicide planning and repeated attempted suicide by 12% (ATT=0.12 (95% CI: 0.02 to 0.22)), 18% (ATT=0.18 (95% CI: 0.13 to 0.22)) and 31% (ATT=0.31 (95% CI: 0.20 to 0.41)), respectively.ConclusionsMarijuana use was significantly associated with suicidal behaviours (suicidal ideation, planning and repeated attempted suicide) among the students. To achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3.5 (to strengthen prevention and treatment of substance abuse), school-based psychosocial interventions should be streamlined to adequately assess and manage marijuana use. Targeting the most dominant risk factors in this population could translate into the reduction of suicidal behaviours in countries within Africa.

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Factors Associated With Marijuana use and Problems Among College Students in Colorado

Abstract: This study extends the literature on psychological and personality correlates of marijuana use among college students. It may be useful to assess these correlates to identify students who are at risk of developing problems and in intervening with students with problem use.

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Alcohol and Cannabis Intake in Nursing Students

Alcohol and Cannabis Intake in Nursing Students

Motives for Alcohol and Marijuana Use as Predictors of Use and Problem Use Among Young Adult College Students

Marijuana use and suicidal behaviours among school-going adolescents in Africa: assessments of prevalence and risk factors from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey

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