Psychosocial sequelae of cannabis use and implications for policy: findings from the Christchurch Health and Development Study
| Autor: | David M. Fergusson, L. John Horwood, Joseph M. Boden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Risk Marijuana Abuse Longitudinal study medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Adolescent Social Psychology Substance-Related Disorders Epidemiology Poison control Marijuana Smoking Public Policy Young Adult Injury prevention Humans Medicine Longitudinal Studies Cannabis Dependence Psychiatry biology Illicit Drugs business.industry Human factors and ergonomics biology.organism_classification Psychiatry and Mental health Psychotic Disorders Unemployment Cohort Educational Status Cannabis business Psychosocial Social Welfare New Zealand |
| Zdroj: | Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 50:1317-1326 |
| ISSN: | 1433-9285 0933-7954 |
| Popis: | The Christchurch Health and Development Study is a longitudinal study of a birth cohort of 1265 children who were born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1977. This cohort has now been studied from birth to the age of 35. This article examines a series of findings from the CHDS that address a range of issues relating to the use of cannabis amongst the cohort. These issues include: (a) patterns of cannabis use and cannabis dependence; (b) linkages between cannabis use and adverse educational and economic outcomes; (c) cannabis and other illicit drug use; (d) cannabis and psychotic symptoms; (e) other CHDS findings related to cannabis; and (f) the consequences of cannabis use for adults using cannabis regularly. In general, the findings of the CHDS suggest that individuals who use cannabis regularly, or who begin using cannabis at earlier ages, are at increased risk of a range of adverse outcomes, including: lower levels of educational attainment; welfare dependence and unemployment; using other, more dangerous illicit drugs; and psychotic symptomatology. It should also be noted, however, that there is a substantial proportion of regular adult users who do not experience harmful consequences as a result of cannabis use. Collectively, these findings suggest that cannabis policy needs to be further developed and evaluated in order to find the best way to regulate a widely-used, and increasingly legal substance. |
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