Relationships between Problematic Cannabis Use and Risky Behaviors in Spanish Adolescents

This study examined the relations between problematic cannabis use, physical assault, and getting involved in a motor vehicle accident under the influence of cannabis in a sample of adolescents randomly selected from 25 public and semiprivate high schools in Alicante (Spain). Participants ( = 648) c...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2019-08, Vol.16 (17), p.3029
Main Authors: Alarcó-Rosales, Raquel, Sánchez-SanSegundo, Miriam, Ferrer-Cascales, Rosario, Albaladejo-Blázquez, Natalia, Ruiz-Robledillo, Nicolás, Delvecchio, Elisa, Oltra-Cucarella, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities
Accidents
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Age
Alcohol
Assaults
Automobile Driving
Cannabis
Child development
Children
Cocaine
Driving ability
Drug abuse
Drug use
Fatalities
Female
Guardians
Health problems
Humans
Male
Marijuana
Marijuana Use - epidemiology
Mental disorders
Mental health
Prevalence
Risk-Taking
Schools
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Shotguns
Spain - epidemiology
Studies
Substance use
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Teenagers
Tobacco
Toxicology
Traffic accidents & safety
Variables
Vehicles
Violence
Young Adult
Young adults
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Summary:This study examined the relations between problematic cannabis use, physical assault, and getting involved in a motor vehicle accident under the influence of cannabis in a sample of adolescents randomly selected from 25 public and semiprivate high schools in Alicante (Spain). Participants ( = 648) completed The Spanish National Standardized Survey about drug use in high school adolescents (ESTUDES, 2017), which includes the cannabis abuse screening test (CAST). Prevalence of cannabis use across the life-span and within the past 30 days was 37.5% and 17.4%, respectively. CAST scores were associated with an increased risk of driving under the effects of cannabis, riding shotgun, and physical assault, but not with an increased risk of having a motor vehicle accident. There were no differences between boys and girls in the association of problematic cannabis use with risky behaviors. This result highlights the importance of comprehensive prevention and education strategies for adolescents at high risk of cannabis use.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph16173029