Relationship of problematic cannabis use among youth in Spain with perceived risk, environmental factors and sociodemographic factors.

Relationship of problematic cannabis use among youth in Spain with perceived risk, environmental factors and sociodemographic factors. Adicciones. 2020 Jul 14;0(0):1256 Authors: Arias-de la Torre J, Eiroa Orosa FJ, Molina AJ, Colell E, Dávila-Batista V, Moreno-Montero F, Robles N, Valderas JM, Martín V Abstract The relationship of problematic cannabis consumption with perceived risk, socioenvironmental and sociodemographic factors among youth in Spain is not well known. The aims of this study are: 1) to describe the patterns of cannabis consumption (problematic and non-problematic) in Spanish youth, and 2) to explore whether problematic cannabis consumption is related to perceived risk, environmental factors and individual sociodemographic characteristics. A cross-sectional design based on data from the 2015/16 Spanish Household Survey on Alcohol and Drugs (EDADES) was performed. Individuals between 15 and 35 years old having used cannabis during the last year with a complete Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) were included (N = 1,674). Problematic consumption (CAST >= 7) was considered as dependent variable. Perceived risk, environmental factors (availability of the substance and exposure to consumption situations) and sociodemographic factors were taken as independent variables. Descriptive analyses of consumption patterns were performed and univariable and multivariable Poisson regression models were done. All analyses ...
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