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Cannabis use and related harms in the transition to young adulthood: a longitudinal study of Australian secondary school students
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posted on 2013-06-01, 00:00 authored by K Scholes-Balog, Sheryl Hemphill, G Patton, John ToumbourouJohn ToumbourouThe current study documents the changing rates of cannabis use, misuse and cannabis-related social harms among Australian adolescents as they grow into young adulthood. It utilised data from a longitudinal study of young people at ages 15, 16, 17, and 19. The rates of cannabis use were found to increase as participants aged; past year use increased from 7.5% at age 15 to 29.8% at age 19. Further, at ages 17 and 19, cannabis use was more prevalent among males than females. Among those who reported cannabis use, the rates of cannabis-related harms were low to moderate, and did not increase with age in the same manner as rates of cannabis use. The most prevalent self-reported cannabis-related harm was anxiety/depression; affecting between 20–30% of the cannabis users at each age. These findings may assist in understanding the extent of cannabis-related problems among youth, and in planning relevant services.
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Journal of adolescenceVolume
36Issue
3Pagination
519 - 527Publisher
Academic PressLocation
London, EnglandPublisher DOI
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0140-1971eISSN
1095-9254Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2013, Academic PressUsage metrics
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