Investigating the associations of age of initiation and other psychosocial factors of singular alcohol, tobacco and marijuana usage on polysubstance use: analysis of a population-based survey in Jamaica.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to examine concurrent polysubstance use of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana and determine correlations with access to marijuana, friend and familial drug use habits, risk perception and the age of initiation associated with the singular use of these substances.

Design

A secondary data analysis.

Setting

Used the Jamaica National Drug Prevalence Survey 2016 dataset.

Participants

Involved the entire dataset comprising 4623 randomly selected respondents between 12 and 65 years old.

Outcome measures

Primary outcome: concurrent polysubstance use recorded as using two or more of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana. Predictor variables include risk perception and age of initiation of singular alcohol, tobacco and marijuana use, ease of marij

SUBMITTER: Lalwani K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10649390 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature