Illicit drugs and their association with tobacco and alcohol use in adolescents and young schoolchildren

Oliveira, Jéssica Vanessa Barros de; Araújo, Rodrigo Cappato de; Cunha, Samara Barreto; Mola, Rachel; Pitangui, Ana Carolina Rodarti

doi:10.15343/0104-7809.202044349357

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“…In general, Dos Reis and de Oliveira [ 22 ] found similar results to those in this study and emphasized that Brazilian university students suffering from problematic alcohol use at risk of dependence also tended to use other addictive substances, such as tobacco, cannabis or cocaine. De Oliveira et al [ 56 ] and El Ansari et al [ 57 ] also revealed a significant association between illicit drug use and tobacco use, as well as episodes of binge drinking. An explanation can be found in the well-known fact that the use of one addictive substance can in itself be a risk factor for the use of other addictive substances, especially in young people.…”

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Alcohol Use Disorders among Slovak and Czech University Students: A Closer Look at Tobacco Use, Cannabis Use and Socio-Demographic Characteristics

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2021

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The main objective of the research was to examine the associations between problematic alcohol use, tobacco use and cannabis use among Czech and Slovak university students during the early COVID-19 pandemic. The research sample consisted of 1422 participants from the Czech Republic (CZ) and 1677 from the Slovak Republic (SK). The analyses included university students who drank alcohol in the past year (CZ: 1323 (93%); SK: 1526 (91%)). Regarding the analysed measures, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and its subscales, the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire (GN-SBQ) and the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) were selected to identify substance-related behaviour. Age, gender and residence were included in the analyses as socio-demographic variables. Correlation and regression analyses were used to achieve the main objective of the research. The main results revealed that the use of tobacco and cannabis were positively associated with alcohol use disorders among Czech and Slovak university students. Additionally, males were more likely to report alcohol use disorders. In the Czech Republic, it was found that students living in dormitories were characterized by a lower AUDIT score. The opposite situation was found in the Slovak Republic. Czech and Slovak policy-makers are encouraged to develop alcohol use prevention programs for university students in line with these findings.

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confidence: 99%