Cannabis availability and use
Journal Title: Alkoholizm i Narkomania - Year 2005, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction. The paper focuses on relationship between subjective cannabis availability and prevalence of cannabis use among school youth. Method. Relevant data was provided by The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) carried out in 2003 in Poland. The goal of ESPAD was to measure the extend of substance use among youth and to identify risk factors. Results. The strong relationship was identified between two indicators of cannabis availability: perceived availability and exposure to cannabis offers on the one hand and cannabis use during last 12 months before survey on the other. The relationship was modified by gender. The logistic regression model allows to predict probability of cannabis use. The risk is the highest (73%) for a boy of third grade gymnasium who declares very easy access to cannabis and has been exposed to cannabis offers, while the lowest (1%) for a girl, who considers access to cannabis impossible and has never been exposed to cannabis offer.
Authors and Affiliations
Janusz Sierosławski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP91117
- DOI -
- Views 160
- Downloads 0
Authoritarianism, attitudes toward harm reduction and the stigmatisation of people who use drugs
Introduction While much research has been conducted in the past two decades on the stigma of mental health, relatively little has been published on the stigma of drug use and addiction, or attitudes toward harm reduction...
Dostępność ekonomiczna napojów spirytusowych a szkody zdrowotne
Wstęp. Celem tej pracy jest ocena, w jaki sposób zmiany w dostępności ekonomicznej wódek, które tradycyjnie dominowały w konsumpcji alkoholu w Polsce, wpływają na rozpowszechnienie szkód zdrowotnych. Materiał i metoda....
Wahania popytu na napoje alkoholowe wśród dorastającej młodzieży w różnych okresach minionego wieku
Przedmiotem artykułu jest próba prześledzenia zmian w popycie na napoje alkoholowe wśród dorastającej młodzieży w Polsce w obecnym i poprzednim stuleciu oraz próba ich interpretacji w terminach teorii dyfuzji innowacji....
New psychoactive substances in Poland. The analysis of policy responses and its effects
Introduction: The aim of this article is to analyse the process of creation and implementation of policy on new psychoactive substances (NPS) in Poland in the context of definitional and legal issues, social and market r...
Sobering-up stations: Polish experiences
The author presents a history of sobering-up stations, which were founded as early as in the 1950s in Poland to protect drunken individuals from various risks and to offer them minimal medical care. Those persons “who ar...