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Autor/inn/en | Scholes-Balog, Kirsty E.; Hemphill, Sheryl A.; Patton, George C.; Toumbourou, John W. |
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Titel | Cannabis Use and Related Harms in the Transition to Young Adulthood: A Longitudinal Study of Australian Secondary School Students |
Quelle | In: Journal of Adolescence, 36 (2013) 3, S.519-527 (9 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0140-1971 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.001 |
Schlagwörter | Marijuana; Drug Use; Drug Abuse; Foreign Countries; Adolescents; Longitudinal Studies; Incidence; Anxiety; Depression (Psychology); Correlation; Young Adults; Developmental Stages; Australia |
Abstract | The current study documents the changing rates of cannabis use, misuse and cannabis-related social harms among Australian adolescents as they grow into young adulthood. It utilised data from a longitudinal study of young people at ages 15, 16, 17, and 19. The rates of cannabis use were found to increase as participants aged; past year use increased from 7.5% at age 15 to 29.8% at age 19. Further, at ages 17 and 19, cannabis use was more prevalent among males than females. Among those who reported cannabis use, the rates of cannabis-related harms were low to moderate, and did not increase with age in the same manner as rates of cannabis use. The most prevalent self-reported cannabis-related harm was anxiety/depression; affecting between 20-30% of the cannabis users at each age. These findings may assist in understanding the extent of cannabis-related problems among youth, and in planning relevant services. (Contains 4 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |