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Cannabis and progression to other substance use in young adults: findings from a 13-year prospective population-based study (2012)
Auteur(s) :
W. SWIFT ;
C. COFFEY ;
L. DEGENHARDT ;
J. B. CARLIN ;
H. ROMANIUK ;
G. C. PATTON
Article en page(s) :
e26 ; 6 p.
Refs biblio. :
49
Domaine :
Alcool / Alcohol ; Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs ; Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
JEUNE ADULTE
;
ETUDE PROSPECTIVE
;
FACTEUR PREDICTIF
;
ADOLESCENT
;
PRODUIT ILLICITE
;
PREVALENCE
;
COHORTE
;
TRAJECTOIRE
Résumé :
Background: Adolescent cannabis use predicts the onset of later illicit drug use. In contrast, little is known about whether cannabis in young adulthood also predicts subsequent progression or cessation of licit or illicit drug use.
Methods: 13-year longitudinal cohort study with recruitment in secondary school students in Victoria, Australia. There were six waves of adolescent data collection (mean age 14.9-17.4 years) followed by three in young adulthood (mean age 20.7, 24.1 and 29.0 years). Discrete-time proportional hazards models were used to assess predictive associations between cannabis use frequency (occasional (
Conclusions: This study provides compelling evidence of the continuing association between cannabis, licit and other illicit drug use well into young adulthood. Preventing cannabis use uptake and use escalation remain crucial health aims given the burden associated with cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug use.
Methods: 13-year longitudinal cohort study with recruitment in secondary school students in Victoria, Australia. There were six waves of adolescent data collection (mean age 14.9-17.4 years) followed by three in young adulthood (mean age 20.7, 24.1 and 29.0 years). Discrete-time proportional hazards models were used to assess predictive associations between cannabis use frequency (occasional (
Conclusions: This study provides compelling evidence of the continuing association between cannabis, licit and other illicit drug use well into young adulthood. Preventing cannabis use uptake and use escalation remain crucial health aims given the burden associated with cigarette, alcohol and illicit drug use.
Affiliation :
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia