Floyd Leah J, Latimer William W, Vasquez Marco, O'Brien Megan
Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205-1900, USA.
Am J Addict. 2005 Oct-Dec;14(5):464-70. doi: 10.1080/10550490500247164.
A small base of research suggests that adolescent substance use is a growing public health concern in Mexico. Employing confidential methods, the International Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health was administered to assess substance use among 1,238 students in northern Mexico. A large proportion of students indicated lifetime use of tobacco and alcohol. Gender differences in tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana were also evident. The current findings are congruent with the sparse extant data on youths' substance use in Mexico and highlight the need for early prevention interventions.
一项小规模的研究表明，青少年药物使用问题在墨西哥正日益引起公共卫生领域的关注。采用保密方式，对墨西哥北部1238名学生进行了国际青少年健康纵向调查，以评估药物使用情况。很大一部分学生表示有过烟草和酒精使用经历。在烟草、酒精和大麻的使用方面，性别差异也很明显。目前的研究结果与墨西哥关于青少年药物使用的稀少现有数据一致，并凸显了早期预防干预措施的必要性。
