Factors related to an increase of cannabis use among adolescents in Chile: National school based surveys between 2003 and 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis is the most commonly used illicit substance worldwide. In Chile, the prevalence of cannabis use among adolescents is the highest in the Americas. Our aim was to identify prevalence trends of cannabis use and associated factors in adolescents.

Methods

We performed multivariate logistic regression analyses of 416,417 cross-sectional school-based surveys of adolescents from 8th to 12th grade conducted between 2003 and 2017 in Chile. Cannabis use was the dependent variable. Age, gender, socio-economic variables, and factors on the individual, school and family level were assessed as independent variables.

Results

The prevalence of cannabis use in the past year increased from 13.6% in 2003 to 31.3% in 2017 in a linear trend (F(df:1,6) = 27.6; R²

SUBMITTER: Libuy N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7244907 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature