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Newest firstCannabis positive expectancies, favourable beliefs about cannabis effects, are a key risk factor for cannabis initiation and problematic use during adolescence. Prior research demonstrated a robust association between cannabis positive expectancies and increased use among adolescents, yet less is known about the developmental aetiology, biobehavioural mechanisms and cognitive context that contribute to these expec…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Positive expectancies of cannabis use effects, which are the beliefs about the anticipated positive effects of cannabis, are robust cognitive precursors of adolescent cannabis initiation and escalation. However, little is known about how sociodemographic, familial, and psychopathological factors predict positive expectancies of cannabis use effects or how these expectancies evolve across early adolescen…
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the nature and prevalence of polydrug use in 12-14 year old Australians. METHOD: Three Australian school surveys (2006, n=4091; 2009, n=5635; 2017, n=1539; age 12-14 years) spanning 11 years were used. Substances included alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, inhalant, and other illicit substances. Risk factors included depressed mood, low emotional control, poor family management and conflict…