Cannabis use and dependence among festival attendees: results from the French OCTOPUS survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic use of cannabis is associated with an increased risk of psychosocial, mental and physical health impairments. Sociohealth institutions reach a very limited proportion of cannabis users in need of treatment. Using data collected from festival attendees, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of dependent cannabis users and to characterize cannabis dependence.

Methods

We used data from the cross-sectional OCTOPUS survey carried out at 13 music events in the French department of Loire-Atlantique between July 2017 and July 2018. 383 participants aged 18 or older underwent a face-to-face interview about their basic sociodemographics, tobacco use, alcohol use and past-year substance use. Using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th E

SUBMITTER: Chaaban S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11003156 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature