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Substance use among adolescents: A retrospective study (2017-2018) in the toxicology unit, university hospital of Lille, France (2022)
Auteur(s) :
ALY, S. M. ;
OMRAN, A. ;
GAULIER, J. M. ;
ALLORGE, D.
Année
2022
Page(s) :
art. 594
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
22
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Autres substances / Other substances ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus géographique
FRANCE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
ALCOOL
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
ETUDE RETROSPECTIVE
;
HOPITAL
;
TOXICOLOGIE
;
MEDICAMENTS
;
ETUDE DE CAS
;
MORTALITE
;
DEPISTAGE
Résumé :
Research on adolescent substance use is of utmost importance. Using local toxicological data, both prevalence and pattern of substance use (SU) and substance-related death (SRD) can be assessed to design effective prevention programs. A retrospective study of toxicology investigations of all adolescents referred to the medico-legal section of the Toxicology Unit of the University Hospital of Lille, France, for a 2-year period from 2017 to 2018. In the total sample of 1961 cases, adolescents accounted for 3.3% of the cases (n = 65). Among the adolescents, 16.9% were aged 10-14 years and 83.1% were aged >14-19 years. About 69.2% were males. Less than 70% of all presented adolescents used substances. More than two-thirds (74%) of positive detections were male. Illicit substances (43%) were the most detected substance followed by alcohol (20%) and prescription substances (20%). Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) was extremely common as it was found in 29% of all adolescents. Cocaine and amphetamines were detected in 13.8% of total tested adolescents. Polysubstance use was common between alcohol and THC and among males. About one-third of deaths were due to substance use. About 54% of SRD was associated with polysubstance detection. It is recommended that illicit substances, ethanol, and prescription substances are targeted for testing among adolescents in order to provide appropriate prevention.
Affiliation :
Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
CHU Lille, Unité Fonctionnelle de Toxicologie, Lille, France
Pediatrics and Neonatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Université de Lille, URL 4483-IMPECS-IMPact de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé Humaine, Lille, France
CHU Lille, Unité Fonctionnelle de Toxicologie, Lille, France
Pediatrics and Neonatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Université de Lille, URL 4483-IMPECS-IMPact de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé Humaine, Lille, France