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Solitary cannabis use in adolescence as a correlate and predictor of cannabis problems (2015)
Auteur(s) :
CRESWELL, K. G. ;
CHUNG, T. ;
CLARK, D. B. ;
MARTIN, C. S.
Année
2015
Page(s) :
120-125
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
ADOLESCENT
;
TYPE D'USAGE
;
SOLITUDE
;
FACTEUR PREDICTIF
;
ETUDE LONGITUDINALE
;
SYMPTOME
Résumé :
Background: Most adolescent cannabis use occurs in social settings among peers. Solitary cannabis use during adolescence may represent an informative divergence from normative behavior with important implications for understanding risk for cannabis problems. This longitudinal study examined associations of adolescent solitary cannabis use with levels of cannabis use and problems in adolescence and in young adulthood.
Methods: Cannabis using-adolescents aged 12-18 were recruited from clinical programs (n = 354; 43.8% female; 83.3% Caucasian) and community sources (n = 93; 52.7% female; 80.6% Caucasian).
Participants: reported on cannabis use patterns and diagnostic symptoms at baseline and multiple follow-ups into young adulthood.
Results: Compared to social-only users, adolescent solitary cannabis users were more likely to be male and reported more frequent cannabis use and more DSM-IV cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptoms. Regression analyses showed that solitary cannabis use in adolescence predicted CUD symptom counts in young adulthood (age 25) after controlling for demographic variables and the frequency of adolescent cannabis use. However, solitary adolescent cannabis use was no longer predictive of age 25 CUD symptoms after additionally controlling for adolescent CUD symptoms.
Conclusions: Solitary cannabis use is associated with greater cannabis use and problems during adolescence, but evidence is mixed that it predicts young adult cannabis problems.
Highlights:
Teen solitary cannabis users report more frequent use and more cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptoms.
Teen solitary cannabis use predicts CUD symptoms at age 25 after controlling for frequency of teen use.
Teen solitary cannabis use no longer predicts age 25 CUD symptoms after controlling for teen CUD symptoms.
Solitary cannabis may be a risk factor for the persistence of cannabis problems into young adulthood.
Methods: Cannabis using-adolescents aged 12-18 were recruited from clinical programs (n = 354; 43.8% female; 83.3% Caucasian) and community sources (n = 93; 52.7% female; 80.6% Caucasian).
Participants: reported on cannabis use patterns and diagnostic symptoms at baseline and multiple follow-ups into young adulthood.
Results: Compared to social-only users, adolescent solitary cannabis users were more likely to be male and reported more frequent cannabis use and more DSM-IV cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptoms. Regression analyses showed that solitary cannabis use in adolescence predicted CUD symptom counts in young adulthood (age 25) after controlling for demographic variables and the frequency of adolescent cannabis use. However, solitary adolescent cannabis use was no longer predictive of age 25 CUD symptoms after additionally controlling for adolescent CUD symptoms.
Conclusions: Solitary cannabis use is associated with greater cannabis use and problems during adolescence, but evidence is mixed that it predicts young adult cannabis problems.
Highlights:
Teen solitary cannabis users report more frequent use and more cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptoms.
Teen solitary cannabis use predicts CUD symptoms at age 25 after controlling for frequency of teen use.
Teen solitary cannabis use no longer predicts age 25 CUD symptoms after controlling for teen CUD symptoms.
Solitary cannabis may be a risk factor for the persistence of cannabis problems into young adulthood.
Affiliation :
Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA