与成年人相比,青少年的大麻使用障碍症状持续增加严重程度:为期一年的纵向研究
Rachel Lees1, Will Lawn2, Kat Petrilli3
1Addiction and Mental Health Group, Department of Psychology, University of Bath, Bath, UK. rhl32@bath.ac.uk.
概括
一年多的青少年比成年人更容易出现大麻使用障碍 (CUD) 症状. 即使考虑到大麻的数量,这种发现仍然存在,这突显了青少年对CUD的脆弱性.
科学领域:
- 神经科学和心理学 神经科学和心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 青春期是发展大麻使用障碍 (CUD) 的关键时期.
- 以前关于青少年CUD脆弱性的研究往往缺乏详细的大麻量评估.
- 需要进行长度研究,以了解青少年与成年人的CUD过程.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较青少年CUD症状的一年轨迹与目前使用大麻的成年人.
- 调查大麻量对这些群体中CUD症状严重性的影响.
- 确定导致青春期CUD脆弱性增加的因素.
主要方法:
- 在英国伦敦进行了一年的长度观察研究 (CannTeen).
- 包括76名青少年 (16-17) 和70名成年人 (26-29) 经常使用大麻.
- 评估CUD症状使用CUDIT-R在五个3个月的间隔,调整THC单位和共变量.
主要成果:
- 在整个12个月的研究期间,青少年在CUDIT-R上总是比成年人高3.7分.
- 随着时间的推移,在青少年和成人群体中观察到CUD症状的线性减少.
- 在调整大麻量和其他共变量后,青少年的CUD症状升高仍然显著.
结论:
- 与成年人相比,青少年在12个月的时间内持续表现出更高的大麻使用障碍症状.
- 大麻的数量并不能完全解释青少年大麻使用者中CUD症状负担的增加.
- 这些发现强调了青少年对发展CUD症状的高度脆弱性.
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