Cannabis use in adult population in Galicia: Prevalence and associated characteristics
The objectives were to estimate the prevalence of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder (CUD) and dependent use in the Galician population aged 16 years and over, and to characterize cannabis users and cannabis dependent users. Data are from two cross-sectional studies from the Risk Behavior Information System conducted in 2017 (n = 7,841) and 2018 (n = 7,853). The Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) was used to identify users with CUD and/or dependent use. Prevalences were estimated and regression models were fitted to identify variables associated with cannabis use and dependent use. In 2017-2018, 2.7% (95% CI: 2.5-3.0) o...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Julia Rey-Brandariz Mar ía Isolina Santiago-Pérez Cristina Candal-Pedreira Leonor Varela-Lema Alberto Ruano-Ravina Cristina Martinez Sergio Veiga Miriam Otero Alberto Malvar M ónica Pérez-Ríos Source Type: research
Emergency care carried out during the pandemic due to substance abuse in a Spanish province
CONCLUSIONS: Substance use disorder consultations increased in the first state of emergency, with patients being younger and attending for reasons related to outpatient discontinuity, while in the second state of emergency, alcohol use increased in people without prior follow-up and with small social networks. Admissions in the first state of emergency were shorter, with no subsequent link to other detoxification treatment centers and with an earlier return to the emergency room, especially in female users.PMID:36975070 | DOI:10.20882/adicciones.1819 (Source: Adicciones)
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Mar ía Irigoyen-Otiñano Luc ía Ibarra-Pertusa Eug ènia Nicolau-Subires Carla Albert-Porcar Marina Adrados-P érez Esther Buil-Rein é Laura Arenas-Pijoan Giovanni Torterolo Marta S ánchez-Cazalilla Margarita Puigdevall-Ruestes Vicent Llorca-Bof í Source Type: research
Impact of alcohol control policy on hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke mortality rates in Lithuania: An interrupted time series analysis
This study aimed to test the impact of three major Lithuanian alcohol control policies implemented in 2008, 2017 and 2018 on sex- and stroke subtype-specific mortality rates, among individuals 15+ years-old. Joinpoint regression analyses were performed for each sex- and stroke subtype-specific group to identify timepoints corresponding with significant changes in mortality rate trends. To estimate the impact of each policy, interrupted time series analyses using a generalized additive mixed model were performed on monthly sex- and stroke subtype-specific age-standardized mortality rates from January 2001-December 2018. Sig...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Kawon Victoria Kim J ürgen Rehm Xinyang Feng Huan Jiang Jakob Manthey Ri čardas Radišauskas Mindaugas Štelemėkas Alexander Tran Anush Zafar Shannon Lange Source Type: research
Training mental health residents in tobacco and alcohol: Relationship with their clinical intervention
The objective of this study is to describe how mental health professionals in training (residents) apply the brief intervention (5As) on the tobacco and alcohol consumption to their patients, and if this is related to the training received and/or their own consumption. This is a cross-sectional study in which a self-reported questionnaire was administered to first-year residents of mental health professionals in Catalonia (2016-2019) (psychiatrists, psychologists and nurses). We performed a descriptive analysis of the variables and we applied a chi-square test for the comparison of proportions. 154 professionals completed ...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: S ílvia Mondon Ant ònia Raich Concepci ó Martí Esteve Fern ández Montse Ballb è Grupo de Trabajo de Tabaco Y Salud Mental de La Red Catalana de Hospitales Sin Humo Source Type: research
Changes in cannabis use in Spanish consumers during the COVID-19 lockdown according to gender, age, living situation and addiction level
The objective was to analyze the changes in cannabis use during lockdown considering sex, age, living situation and level of addiction. This descriptive and non-probabilistic study used a convenience sample of 208 participants with ages between 18-57 years (64.3% men; mean age = 31.39 years), that reported consuming cannabis. The frequency of distinct typologies of cannabis use was analyzed and the level of addiction with the Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST). An online survey was used to collect the variables under study. A total of 25% consumers increased their spliff (marijuana mixed with tobacco) consumption, 11.9% ...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: V íctor José Villanueva Blasco B árbara González Amado Ver ónica Villanueva Silvestre Andrea V ázquez-Martínez Manuel Isorna Folgar Source Type: research
Substitution of higher-strength beers with zero-alcohol beers: Interrupted time series analyses of Spanish household purchase data, 2017-2022
Adicciones. 2023 Mar 15;0(0):1866. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1866. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn its action plan (2022-2030) to reduce the harmful use of alcohol, WHO calls on economic operators to "substitute, whenever possible, higher-alcohol products with no-alcohol and lower-alcohol products in their overall product portfolios, with the goal of decreasing the overall levels of alcohol consumption in populations and consumer groups". This paper investigates substitution within beer brands at the level of the consumer, based on Spanish household purchase data using interrupted time series analysis. For households (n = ...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Peter Anderson Da ša Kokole Source Type: research
On the issue of unconstitutionality raised by the Supreme Court regarding gambling advertising
Adicciones. 2023 Jul 1;35(2):91-94. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1941.NO ABSTRACTPMID:36975061 | DOI:10.20882/adicciones.1941 (Source: Adicciones)
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Mariano Ch óliz Montañés Source Type: research
Differences between substance-induced psychotic disorders and non-substance-induced psychotic disorders and diagnostic stability
In this study, differential variables between patients with induced and non-induced psychosis are determined, and the evolution and change of diagnosis of those induced to schizophrenia in the follow-up is analyzed. This is an observational case-control study with 238 patients admitted to the acute care unit for psychotic episodes between December 2003 and September 2011. The group of non-substance-induced psychotic disorders (NSIPD) included 127 patients, with 111 in the substance-induced (SIPD) group, according to the International Classification of Diseases. Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, personal and fa...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Julia Cambra Almerge Sergio S ánchez-Romero Francisco Arias Horcajadas Source Type: research
The relevance of patterns of use: A survey to assess cannabis use related harm
Adicciones. 2023 Jul 1;35(2):135-142. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1570.ABSTRACTLifetime prevalence of cannabis use is estimated 192 million adults worldwide (2017) and has increased by 16% in the last decade. However, data on quantity and frequency of use that can lead to harm is lacking. We have developed a survey to assess patterns of cannabis use and related harms in a sample of cannabis users. This paper focuses on evaluating the feasibility of the survey and the users' satisfaction in a pilot sample. Forty cannabis users were recruited (>18 years old, living in Spain, cannabis use at least once during the last 12 mont...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Eug ènia Campeny de Lara Hugo L ópez-Pelayo Antoni Gual Maria de Las Mercedes Balcells-Olivero Source Type: research
Gambling advertising and gambling behavior in Spanish adolescents and young adults
Adicciones. 2023 Mar 15;0(0):1733. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1733. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe profits obtained by the gambling industry in Spain represent almost one point of GDP and the proportion of minors who have gambled has reached a quarter. This situation occurs despite the law regulating gambling, which included among its objectives the prevention of addictive behaviors, as well as the protection of minors and other vulnerable groups. Recently, an additional regulation was approved to control gambling advertising. Bearing in mind the new regulatory context, we analyze the relationship between advertising and ...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Sergio Perez-Gonzaga Daniel Lloret Irles Victor Cabrera Perona Source Type: research
Problematic use of WhatsApp and adolescents: What educational role do parents play?
This study therefore examined three different parental mediation strategies (restrictive, modeling and stimulation) and their possible impact on the problematic use of WhatsApp. The sample comprised 1,144 13- and 14-year-old students during three academic years (2015-2018) in 17 schools in 7 Spanish provinces. One of the novelties of the study was the use of adolescent voices to understand the parental mediation of their parents. The results showed a direct relationship between the level of restrictive mediation and a problematic use of WhatsApp. In addition, the number of mobile phones that students have enjoyed, as well ...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Marc Grau-Grau Mar ía Gloria Gallego-Jiménez Luis Manuel Rodr íguez Otero Source Type: research
Chemsex in Barcelona: A qualitative study of factors associated with the practice, the perception of the impact on health and prevention needs
Adicciones. 2023 Mar 15;0(0):1790. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1790. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTChemsex is defined as use of psychoactive drugs with the aim of having sexual relations between gay men, bisexuals and men who have sex with men for a long period of time. To study this phenomenon, this qualitative descriptive study was proposed with the objective of describing the practice of chemsex from the perspective of users, to determine the main factors associated with its practice, the perception of the impact on their health and to establish prevention needs. Data were obtained using conversational techniques: 12 semi-...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Juan M Leyva-Moral Mariela Aguayo-Gonz ález Rub én Mora Luis Villegas Rebeca G ómez-Ibáñez Olga Mestres-Soler Rub én Maldonado-Alia Nicolas Lorente Cinta Folch Source Type: research
Association between e-cigarette and conventional cigarette use among Spanish adolescents
Adicciones. 2023 Mar 15;0(0):1797. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1797. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn recent years, studies have highlighted the upward trend in electronic cigarette use among adolescents, as well as the potential of e-cigarette use to lead to subsequent conventional cigarette use. The study's aims were two-fold: 1) to examine the progression from e-cigarette use to conventional cigarette use; and 2) to analyze the differences in the severity of smoking pattern among dual users (i.e., e-cigarette and conventional cigarette use), cigarette-only smokers, and e-cigarette-only users in a Spanish adolescent populat...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Gema Aonso-Diego Roberto Secades-Villa Ángel García-Pérez Sara Weidberg Jos é Ramón Fernández-Hermida Source Type: research
Mortality in patients addicted to opioids across 30-year follow-up
Adicciones. 2023 Mar 15;0(0):1803. doi: 10.20882/adicciones.1803. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe maintenance of premature mortality among opioid users is a highly significant public health issue. The main objective is to study the causes and age of mortality recorded in the population of opiate addicts (n = 1,998) treated at the Cangas Drug Addiction Assistance Unit (Pontevedra) over more than 30 years. The causes of mortality are classified into 4 groups: overdose, disease, suicide and trauma. The average age of mortality of the patients is compared with that of the general population residing in the same health area. ...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Andr és Fontenla Antonio Vaamonde Gerardo Fl órez Source Type: research
Cannabis use in adult population in Galicia: Prevalence and associated characteristics
The objectives were to estimate the prevalence of cannabis use, cannabis use disorder (CUD) and dependent use in the Galician population aged 16 years and over, and to characterize cannabis users and cannabis dependent users. Data are from two cross-sectional studies from the Risk Behavior Information System conducted in 2017 (n = 7,841) and 2018 (n = 7,853). The Cannabis Abuse Screening Test (CAST) was used to identify users with CUD and/or dependent use. Prevalences were estimated and regression models were fitted to identify variables associated with cannabis use and dependent use. In 2017-2018, 2.7% (95% CI: 2.5-3.0) o...
Source: Adicciones - March 28, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Julia Rey-Brandariz Mar ía Isolina Santiago-Pérez Cristina Candal-Pedreira Leonor Varela-Lema Alberto Ruano-Ravina Cristina Martinez Sergio Veiga Miriam Otero Alberto Malvar M ónica Pérez-Ríos Source Type: research
