Age-specific rates of onset of cannabis use in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the previous two decades, the lifetime prevalence of cannabis use has risen among Mexico's population.

Aims

Estimate the sex- and age-specific rates of onset of cannabis use over time.

Design

Five nationally representative cross-sectional surveys, the Mexican National Surveys of Addictions (1998, 2002, 2008, 2012) and the Mexican National Survey on Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Consumption (2016).

Setting

Mexico.

Participants

Pooled sample of 141,342 respondents aged between 12 and 65 years of which 43.6%(n = 61,658) are male and 56.4% (n = 79,684) are female.

Measurements

We estimated the age-specific rates of onset of cannabis as the conditional rate of consuming cannabis for the first time at a specific age.

Methods

Time-to

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Mendez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8645182 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature