School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Victoria 3065, Australia.
J Adolesc. 2013 Jun;36(3):519-27. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.03.001. Epub 2013 Mar 20.
The current study documents the changing rates of cannabis use, misuse and cannabis-related social harms among Australian adolescents as they grow into young adulthood. It utilised data from a longitudinal study of young people at ages 15, 16, 17, and 19. The rates of cannabis use were found to increase as participants aged; past year use increased from 7.5% at age 15 to 29.8% at age 19. Further, at ages 17 and 19, cannabis use was more prevalent among males than females. Among those who reported cannabis use, the rates of cannabis-related harms were low to moderate, and did not increase with age in the same manner as rates of cannabis use. The most prevalent self-reported cannabis-related harm was anxiety/depression; affecting between 20-30% of the cannabis users at each age. These findings may assist in understanding the extent of cannabis-related problems among youth, and in planning relevant services.
本研究记录了澳大利亚青少年在成长为年轻人的过程中，大麻使用、滥用和与大麻相关的社会危害的变化率。它利用了一项对年轻人在 15、16、17 和 19 岁时进行的纵向研究的数据。随着参与者年龄的增长，大麻使用率呈上升趋势；过去一年的使用率从 15 岁时的 7.5%上升到 19 岁时的 29.8%。此外，在 17 和 19 岁时，男性比女性更普遍使用大麻。在报告使用大麻的人群中，大麻相关危害的发生率较低且为中度，且与大麻使用率的增加方式不同，并未随年龄增长而增加。最常见的自我报告的大麻相关危害是焦虑/抑郁；在每个年龄阶段，约有 20-30%的大麻使用者受到影响。这些发现可能有助于了解年轻人中与大麻相关问题的程度，并为相关服务提供计划。
