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Newest firstBackground There is an increasing demand for the treatment of problematic cannabis use (PCU) in low-income and middle-income countries. Jamaica's historical inclination towards cannabis use underscores the need for research in addressing this issue. Objectives To determine the prevalence and patterns of cannabis use and assess the sociodemographic factors, psychosocial correlates, knowledge and perceptions associa…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objectives To determine cannabis use patterns, the predictive sociodemographic correlates of driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and the association between risk perception and cannabis dependence among vehicle drivers in Jamaica. Design Secondary data analysis. Setting Used the Jamaica National Drug Prevalence Survey 2016 dataset. Participants 1060 vehicle drivers extracted from the population sample o…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivesThis study aimed to examine concurrent polysubstance use of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana and determine correlations with access to marijuana, friend and familial drug use habits, risk perception and the age of initiation associated with the singular use of these substances.DesignA secondary data analysis.SettingUsed the Jamaica National Drug Prevalence Survey 2016 dataset.ParticipantsInvolved the entir…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivesTo determine the prevalence of alcohol use patterns, sociodemographic factors and risk of alcohol dependence among vehicle drivers in Jamaica.DesignA secondary data analysis.SettingThis study was conducted using the Jamaica National Drug Prevalence Survey 2016 dataset.ParticipantsThis included 1060 vehicle drivers derived from the population sample of 4623. The participants from each household were rando…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundIn Latin America and the Caribbean, there is a dearth of research exploring polysubstance use. This study aims to determine the prevalence, varying combinations and associated sociodemographic characteristics of polysubstance use in Jamaica.MethodsThis study involved a secondary data analysis of the Jamaica National Drug Prevalence Survey 2016 dataset where 4,623 participants between the age of 12 and 65…
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