McAllister I, Makkai T
University College, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Int J Addict. 1991 May;26(5):491-504. doi: 10.3109/10826089109058900.
Although marijuana remains the most widely used illicit drug in the world, the rise of cocaine has eclipsed it as the main focus of scholarly research. It remains unclear, outside of the United States, to what extent marijuana use has declined in the late 1980s, and whether the risk for particular age and sex groups has changed. In this paper, national population survey data collected in 1985 and 1988 are used to examine changing patterns of marijuana use in Australia, with particular reference to adolescents. The results show that while adult experience of marijuana has changed little, female adolescent experience increased significantly during the period, while male adolescent experience declined. There is a strong association between marijuana use and other drug use, notably illicit drug. Tobacco use remains an important association with marijuana among adolescents.
尽管大麻仍然是世界上使用最广泛的非法药物，但可卡因的兴起使其作为学术研究的主要焦点的地位超过了大麻。在美国以外，目前仍不清楚20世纪80年代后期大麻的使用在多大程度上有所下降，以及特定年龄和性别的群体面临的风险是否发生了变化。在本文中，1985年和1988年收集的全国人口调查数据被用来研究澳大利亚大麻使用模式的变化，尤其关注青少年。结果表明，虽然成年人使用大麻的情况变化不大，但在此期间女性青少年使用大麻的情况显著增加，而男性青少年使用大麻的情况则有所下降。使用大麻与使用其他药物，尤其是非法药物之间存在着密切的关联。在青少年中，吸烟仍然是与使用大麻的一个重要关联因素。
