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Newest firstBACKGROUND: Indicated prevention targeting adolescents at psychosocial risk is a public health priority, yet evidence on its effectiveness in Spain remains limited. This study evaluates the impact of a preventive program on personality traits, personal competencies, psychopathological symptoms, cannabis use, and other risk behaviors. METHODS: A quasi-experimental design with three assessment points (pre-interventi…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), such as Spice and K2, appeal to adolescents because they are inexpensive and often evade standard drug tests. We assessed associations between SC use and sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) among US adolescents. Methods We analyzed nationally representative Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from 2017-2021 (n = 27,482). Sports-related TBIs were defined as self-repor…
Open article record in new tab ↗Medicinal cannabis use is increasing worldwide, yet its impacts on driving safety in frequent users are not clearly understood. A more comprehensive understanding of the effects of THC on driving behaviour in frequent users is needed to guide drug driving policy and evidence-based advice for medicinal cannabis consumers. This study investigated the acute effects of orally ingested THC oil on medicinal cannabis use…
BACKGROUND: In 2018, the Cannabis Act regulated the production and sale of cannabis for non-medical purposes in Canada. With the aim of continuing to protect the public health and safety of Canadians as the legal cannabis market matures, we conducted a thorough data disaggregation to identify segments of the cannabis consumer base in Canada who are more likely to engage in ‘higher risk’ cannabis use behaviours. Th…
Open article record in new tab ↗Substance use and high-risk sexual behaviors remain pressing public health challenges among U.S. adolescents, with tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana being the most used substances. While previous research has shown an association between substance use and risky sexual behavior, there is limited data on how these associations vary based on demographic modifiers such as race, sex, and sexual identity among sexually ac…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Truancy, or unexcused school absenteeism, is linked to adolescent psychosocial and behavioral problems and may serve as a behavioral marker of developmental and ecological vulnerability. This study examined associations between truancy and psychosocial distress, violence, limited social support, and substance use among Filipino students. Methods Data were drawn from the 2019 Philippines Global School-Ba…
Open article record in new tab ↗Childhood callous-unemotional (CU) traits are associated with a neurocognitive response style of high reward and low punishment sensitivity, which may make these children particularly vulnerable to substance misuse. However, the mechanisms explaining the link between CU traits and substance use are poorly understood. This study investigated the mediating influences of reward and punishment sensitivity on the assoc…
Background Adolescents face unique challenges as they transition from childhood to adulthood, which can be marked by risky behaviours such as substance use and sexual activities. The present study analyses the relationship between risky sexual behaviour and the use of psychoactive substances, namely alcohol, cannabis, and other illegal substances, among students aged 15-16 years in 23 European countries, to invest…
Background Risky sexual behaviours (RSB) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are both major concerns among university students. However, their association remains insufficiently understood. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between ADHD symptoms and a broad range of RSB in university students. Methods A total of 13 085 French students enrolled in the i-Share (Internet-based Students' He…
Background and aims Risky alcohol use in young adulthood is a significant public health concern. Understanding the predictors of risky drinking during this period is essential for prevention. This study aimed to measure the predictive accuracy of ensemble machine learning and identify the most important predictors of risky alcohol use in early adulthood. Design and setting Secondary analysis of the Longitudinal St…
Open article record in new tab ↗College students often engage in multiple health-related behaviors simultaneously which can lead to negative outcomes and further risky behaviors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students reported decreased condom use, increased solitary cannabis use, and increased alcohol consumption. This current study aimed to (1) identify profiles of health-related behaviors (i.e., alcohol consumption, cannabis use, and…
Open article record in new tab ↗Mississippi youth are demographically unique compared to those of the nation. The aim of the study was to examine the drug use among adolescents in Mississippi compared to that in the US, which included determining prevalence and trends in drug use as well as drugs on school property and estimating the differences in drug use prevalence by gender and by race. National and Mississippi Youth Risk Behavior Surveillan…
Open article record in new tab ↗Polysubstance use (PSU), injection drug use (IDU), and equipment sharing are associated with bloodborne infection (BBI) transmission risk, particularly Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), yet data on PSU in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited. We report on baseline PSU, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) engagement, and motivation to reduce IDU among 95 people who inject drugs (PWID) who accessed needle and…
We investigated associations between polysubstance use and behavioral problems among adolescents. Because substance use becomes more developmentally normative with age, we examined whether polysubstance use was less likely to co-occur with behavioral problems among older (vs. younger) adolescents. Using data from a nationally representative survey of US high school students, we compared the association between pol…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background and aims The aim of the present study was to estimate the complex association between Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), substance use, and other risky behaviours in Czech adolescents whilst providing prevalence estimates of IGD and psychometric information regarding the Czech Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF). Methods A representative sample of 3,950 Czech adolescents was recruited thro…
Cannabis is the most used illicit drug among youths in the United States. The objectives of this study were to identify the association between cannabis use and other risk behaviors, including suicidality, among high school students. This is a cross-sectional study using the 2021 Mississippi Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS). The 2021 YRBS data sets were combined for this study. The crude odds ratio (…
Open article record in new tab ↗The prevalence and influence of gangs on adolescents and young adults remain a concern in Western Cape, South Africa-particularly as they have one of the largest gang presence. While less attention has been focused on young women, there is a need to elucidate the relationship between gang exposure and health behaviors, such substance use, in addition to understanding whether becoming a caregiver impacts this relat…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivePerceptions of body weight represent an important health issue for Canadian adolescents. While associations between weight perception and mental health concerns like eating disorder symptomatology are well established, there is need for more Canadian evidence about how weight perception is associated with overt risk-taking among adolescents, and further how such associations differ by biological sex.Metho…
Open article record in new tab ↗Adolescents are stereotypically viewed as risk-takers (“stereotypical risk-takers”) in science, mainstream media, fictional literature and in everyday life. However, increasing research suggests that adolescents do not always engage in “heightened” risk-taking, and adolescents’ own perspectives (motives) on risk-taking are largely neglected in research. Hence, this paper is a commentary and review with two aims. F…
Open article record in new tab ↗INTRODUCTION: This study examines correlates of lifetime (ie, ever vaped) and past month vape use among students aged 17 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, and 26+ years from Western University in London, Ontario. The secondary objective is to assess lifetime and past month vape use among students not of legal age to purchase vaping products in Ontario (ie, those 17 to 18 years only). METHODS: Using Qualtrics, a cross-s…
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