The Implications of Cannabis Policy Changes in Washington on Adolescent Perception of Risk, Norms, Attitudes, and Substance Use
| Autor: | Robert S. Stephens, Roger A. Roffman, Denise D. Walker, Kelsey E. Banes, Eliza Marsh, Claire E. Blevins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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cannabis
medicine.medical_specialty 030508 substance abuse 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Original Research Article adolescents 030212 general & internal medicine Intervention trial Psychiatry Recreation health care economics and organizations Legalization biology lcsh:Public aspects of medicine lcsh:RA1-1270 Cannabis use biology.organism_classification humanities Risk perception Psychiatry and Mental health legalization Normative Cannabis Substance use 0305 other medical science Psychology marijuana |
| Zdroj: | Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment, Vol 12 (2018) Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment |
| ISSN: | 1178-2218 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1178221818815491 |
| Popis: | There is increasing interest in the effect of legalization (particularly recreational legalization) of cannabis on prevalence of use and related problems. However, there is no consensus about the impact of policy change on cannabis use, particularly among adolescents. Legalization may increase adolescent use through mediating factors such as perceived risk and normative beliefs regarding the use of cannabis. Washington State enacted Initiative 502 on December 2012, which legalized and taxed recreational cannabis for adults aged ⩾21 years. This paper used data from a randomized, controlled intervention trial for cannabis-using adolescents that was recruiting participants in Seattle before and after the policy change to evaluate the following goals: assess differences in substance use, problems, and symptomatology pre- and post-policy change; evaluate several proposed risk factors that may be associated with such differences; and describe participants' understanding of the law and how this understanding may relate to rates of use. Analyses revealed no significant differences pre- to post-policy in rate of substance use. However, there were significant post-policy increases in problems and use disorder symptoms. Despite these differences, there were no significant increases in norms, attitudes, or perceptions of risk. Participants were able to answer most questions regarding policy changes correctly, indicating a good understanding of the policy. Results provided no evidence that policy change influenced heavy-using adolescents' rates of use nor the proposed risk factors associated with problematic use patterns. |
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