Correlates of patterns of cannabis use, abuse and dependence: evidence from two national surveys in Ireland
| Autor: | Jean Long, Ivan J. Perry, Bobby P Smyth, Deirdre Mongan, Claire O'Dwyer, Brian Galvin, Seán R. Millar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Marijuana Abuse Younger age Adolescent Logistic regression Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Prevalence Humans Medicine AcademicSubjects/MED00860 AcademicSubjects/SOC01210 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Child Male gender Cannabis Multinomial logistic regression 030505 public health biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Substance Use Cannabis use medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Substance abuse 0305 other medical science business Ireland AcademicSubjects/SOC02610 Demography |
| Zdroj: | The European Journal of Public Health |
| ISSN: | 1464-360X 1101-1262 |
| Popis: | Background Knowledge of factors relating to patterns of cannabis use is important for informing drug policy. This study determined factors associated with recent and current cannabis use. In addition, we explored factors related to having a cannabis use disorder (CUD)—defined using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders—among current users. Methods We analyzed data from Ireland’s 2010–11 and 2014–15 National Drug Prevalence Surveys, which recruited 5134 and 7005 individuals respectively, aged 15 years or more, living in private households. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with recent (last year) and current (last month) cannabis use compared to experiential use. Binary logistic regression was used to determine factors related to CUD among current users. Results The weighted prevalence of experiential cannabis use was 18.3%, with 3.0% and 3.3% of participants indicating recent or current use, respectively; 41.3% of current users indicated having a CUD. Factors associated with both recent or current cannabis use included younger age, not being married or cohabiting, having no dependent children and current use of tobacco or alcohol. Male gender, younger age and lower educational levels were significantly related to CUD among current users. Conclusions Males, adolescents/young adults and individuals with lower educational levels are more likely to be current users of cannabis and are at a greater risk of having a CUD. Health professionals should be aware of these factors to improve detection and prevention of CUD. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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