使用依赖程度尺度来检查加拿大的大麻消费者控制能力受损的情况
1Health Analysis Division, Statistics Canada.
Health reports
|June 21, 2023
概括
在2019-2020年,4.7%的加拿大大麻使用者表现出控制障碍,这是大麻使用障碍 (CUD) 的风险因素. 诸如男性性别,年轻年龄和情绪障碍等因素与控制障碍的更高几率有关.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 成研究 研究成研究
- 大麻研究 大麻研究
背景情况:
- 2018年大麻法将非医用大麻合法化,增加了监控消费及其后果的必要性.
- 大麻使用障碍 (CUD) 和其他危害可能源于对大麻使用的控制受损.
- 依赖程度尺度 (SDS) 是一种监测大麻使用有害后果的工具.
研究的目的:
- 通过2019-2020年加拿大社区健康调查 (CCHS) 数据,检查大麻消费者控制能力受损的特征.
- 确定与大麻控制受损相关的社会人口统计学,心理健康和行为因素.
- 为了呈现自我报告的大麻相关问题的患病率在使用者和没有受损的控制.
主要方法:
- 使用了2019-2020年全国代表性的CCHS数据.
- 根据SDS得分对过去一年的大麻消费者进行分类 (受损控制≥4,不受损控制<4).
- 采用交叉表格和多变量逻辑回归来分析特征与受损控制风险之间的关联.
主要成果:
- 4.7%的过去一年的大麻消费者表现出控制能力受损 (SDS ≥4).
- 控制障碍与男性,18-24岁,单身/从未结婚,低收入,诊断焦虑/情绪障碍,早期开始 (≤15) 和每月消费有关.
- 介绍了两组人群与大麻相关问题的具体流行情况.
结论:
- 了解大麻使用者控制障碍的特征对于开发有效的CUD教育,预防和治疗策略至关重要.
- 在合法化后,通过国家调查中的SDS等工具监测受损控制至关重要.
- 识别有风险人群可以为针对大麻使用后果的针对性公共卫生干预提供信息.
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