Titre : | Change in perceived risk associated with marijuana use in the United States from 2002 to 2012 (2015) |
Auteurs : | J. OKANEKU ; D. VEARRIER ; R. G. MCKEEVER ; G. S. LASALA ; M. I. GREENBERG |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Clinical Toxicology (Vol.53, n°3, March 2015) |
Article en page(s) : | 151-155 |
Note générale : |
Commentary: Possible causes and consequences of reduced perceptions of the risks of using cannabis. Hall W., Morley K., p. 141-142.
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Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; FACTEUR DE RISQUE ; PERCEPTION ; EVOLUTION ; ENQUETE ; TYPE D'USAGE ; USAGE OCCASIONNEL ; USAGE REGULIER |
Résumé : |
Context. The role of a dynamic legal, medical, and social setting in affecting the perceived risk associated with smoking marijuana has not been well studied. We sought to determine whether there has been a change in the perceived risk associated with marijuana use over time.
Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted using the 2002-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Respondents were asked to classify the risk of smoking marijuana. Regression analysis and the Mann-Whitney U test were used to analyze the data. Results. A total of 614579 respondents were identified. Between 2002 and 2012, the percent of respondents who characterized regular marijuana use as being associated with "great risk" decreased from 51.3% to 40.3%, while the percent of respondents who characterized it as being associated with "no risk" increased from 5.7% to 11.7%. The percent of respondents who characterized occasional use as "great risk" decreased from 38.2% to 30.7%, while the percent of respondents who characterized it as "no risk" increased from 10% to 16.3%. There was a significant negative temporal trend in the perceived risk for both occasional and regular use of marijuana from 2002 to 2012 after controlling for age and gender (p Conclusion. Between 2002 and 2012, there was a significant decrease in the perceived risk associated with occasional and regular marijuana use. Younger age, male gender, and past month use were also associated with decreased perceived risk. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 24 |
Affiliation : | Department of Emergency Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
Cote : | A02753 |
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