Historique
Périodique
Adolescent pregnancy and substance use
(Grossesses précoces à l'adolescence et lien avec l'usage de drogues.)
Auteur(s) :
FLANAGAN P. ;
KOKOTAILO P.
Année
1999
Page(s) :
185-200
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
68
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
SEXE FEMININ
;
GROSSESSE
;
MILIEU SOCIOCULTUREL
;
FACTEUR DE RISQUE
;
INITIATION
;
ALCOOL
;
TABAC
;
CANNABIS
;
PARENTALITE
;
FACTEUR DE PROTECTION
;
EPIDEMIOLOGIE DESCRIPTIVE
Note générale :
Prenatal Drug Exposure and Child Outcome, 1999, 26, (1), 185-200
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The health risk behaviors of substance use and adolescent pregnancy and childbearing appear to be linked. Youths who become pregnant before they complete high school represent a particular group of young women who may be at higher risk than the general population for substance use, at least cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana. Yet, most pregnant teenagers are not substance users. Among those who are, frequency and amounts of use in most samples were low compared with adult samples of pregnant women. Furthermore, there is evidence that teenagers perceive substance use as a risk to their pregnancies and their unborn children. Among users, there is a decrease in use and increase in quit rates during pregnancy and early childbearing years. Many of these young people are embedded in an environment with very high rates of use among family, partners, and peers. There appears to be strong evidence of covariation of risk behaviors. It is possible that for some youths, pregnancy can be viewed as an opportunity and a chance to intervene to decrease risks for initiating and decrease use among adolescents already using substances. It may be a natural touch point, and pregnancy and parenthood may transition youths out of a high-risk experimentation phase of their adolescence. Further research, especially that of a longitudinal nature, is needed to address the complex issues of adolescent pregnancy and substance use. (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
Rhode Island Hosp., Division Adolescent Med., 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903
Etats-Unis. United States.
Etats-Unis. United States.