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Article de Périodique
Past 15-year trends in adolescent marijuana use: Differences by race/ethnicity and sex (2015)
Auteur(s) :
JOHNSON, R. M. ;
FAIRMAN, B. ;
GILREATH, T. ;
XUAN, Z. ;
ROTHMAN, E. F. ;
PARNHAM, T. ;
FURR-HOLDEN, C. D. M.
Année
2015
Page(s) :
8-15
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
ADOLESCENT
;
ETHNIE
;
DIFFERENCE DE GENRE
;
ENQUETE
;
PREVALENCE
;
EVOLUTION
Résumé :
Background: The potential for increases in adolescent marijuana use is an important concern given recent changes in marijuana policy. The purpose of this study was to estimate trends in marijuana use from 1999 to 2013 among a national sample of US high school students. We examine changes over time by race/ethnicity and sex.
Methods: Data are from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which involves biennial, school-based surveys that generate nationally representative data about 9th-12th grade students in the United States. Students self-reported sex, race/ethnicity, and marijuana use (i.e., lifetime use, past 30-day use, any use before age 13). We generated national estimates of the prevalence of marijuana use for the time period, and also tested for linear and quadratic trends (n = 115,379).
Results: The prevalence of lifetime marijuana use decreased modestly from 1999 to 2009 (44% to 37%), and has increased slightly since 2009 (41%). Other marijuana use variables (e.g., past 30-day use) followed a similar pattern over time. The prevalence of past 30-day use from 1999 to 2013 for all groups and both sexes was 22.5%, and it was lowest among Asians and highest among American Indian/Alaska Natives. Although boys have historically had a higher prevalence of marijuana use, results indicate that male-female differences in marijuana use decreased over time.
Conclusion: Despite considerable changes in state marijuana policies over the past 15 years, marijuana use among high school students has largely declined. Continued surveillance is needed to assess the impact of policy changes on adolescent marijuana use.
Highlights:
- Male-female differences in adolescent marijuana use have decreased since 1999.
- Despite policy changes, marijuana use among adolescents has largely declined since 1999.
- In 2013, marijuana use among Black adolescents surpassed that of White adolescents.
Methods: Data are from the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which involves biennial, school-based surveys that generate nationally representative data about 9th-12th grade students in the United States. Students self-reported sex, race/ethnicity, and marijuana use (i.e., lifetime use, past 30-day use, any use before age 13). We generated national estimates of the prevalence of marijuana use for the time period, and also tested for linear and quadratic trends (n = 115,379).
Results: The prevalence of lifetime marijuana use decreased modestly from 1999 to 2009 (44% to 37%), and has increased slightly since 2009 (41%). Other marijuana use variables (e.g., past 30-day use) followed a similar pattern over time. The prevalence of past 30-day use from 1999 to 2013 for all groups and both sexes was 22.5%, and it was lowest among Asians and highest among American Indian/Alaska Natives. Although boys have historically had a higher prevalence of marijuana use, results indicate that male-female differences in marijuana use decreased over time.
Conclusion: Despite considerable changes in state marijuana policies over the past 15 years, marijuana use among high school students has largely declined. Continued surveillance is needed to assess the impact of policy changes on adolescent marijuana use.
Highlights:
- Male-female differences in adolescent marijuana use have decreased since 1999.
- Despite policy changes, marijuana use among adolescents has largely declined since 1999.
- In 2013, marijuana use among Black adolescents surpassed that of White adolescents.
Affiliation :
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA