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