Historique
Périodique
Drug use has declined among teenagers in United Kingdom
(L'usage de drogues chez les adolescents a diminué au Royaume Uni.)
Auteur(s) :
PLANT, M. ;
MILLER, P.
Année
2000
Page(s) :
1536-1540
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
2
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ROYAUME-UNI
;
ECOSSE
;
IRLANDE DU NORD
;
PAYS DE GALLES
;
ANGLETERRE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
;
MILIEU SCOLAIRE
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
SEXE MASCULIN
;
CONSOMMATION
;
PREVALENCE
;
EVOLUTION
Note générale :
British Medical Journal, 2000, 320, (7248), 1536-1540
Note de contenu :
tabl.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
During 1995 a survey of illicit drug use was conducted among teenagers in Europe. The United Kingdom and 22 other countries participated. British teenagers reported the highest rates of drug use. The survey was repeated in 1999. The population sampled in 1999 consisted of 15 and 16 year old students attending state and private schools in the United Kingdom. Information was elicited from 1280 boys and 1361 girls in 223 schools. A third of girls and 39.5% of boys had used illicit drugs. A total of 36.5% had used cannabis. Glues and solvents had been used by 18.6%, lysergide by 5.2%, amphetamines by 8.9%, and ecstasy (methylenedioxymethamphetamine) by 5.0%. There were several regional variations. Students in Scotland were more likely than others to have used cannabis, any illicit drug, and amphetamines. Respondents in Scotland and Northern Ireland were more likely than others to have used ecstasy and heroin. Those in Northern Ireland reported the greatest use of glues and solvents. Most forms of drug use had declined since 1995. Girls showed significant reductions in their use of cannabis, any illicit drug, solvents, lysergide, amphetamines, "pills" combined with alcohol, ecstasy, and tranquillisers. Among boys the significant falls were in cannabis, any illicit drug, solvents, lysergide, amphetamines, "pills" combined with alcohol, ecstasy, and crack cocaine. The only exception to this trend was heroin, whose use, though still rare, had risen in both sexes. (Editor' s abstract)
Affiliation :
Alcohol Hlth Res. Ctre, City Hosp., Edinburgh EH10 5SB
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.
Royaume-Uni. United Kingdom.