Medical Marijuana Use among Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment

Autor/inn/en	Salomonsen-Sautel, Stacy; Sakai, Joseph T.; Thurstone, Christian; Corley, Robin; Hopfer, Christian
Titel	Medical Marijuana Use among Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment
Quelle	In: Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 51 (2012) 7, S.694-702 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0890-8567
DOI	10.1016/j.jaac.2012.04.004
Schlagwörter	Substance Abuse; Marijuana; Incidence; Adolescents; Patients; Metropolitan Areas; Outcomes of Treatment; Drug Therapy; Identification; Evaluation Methods; Behavior Disorders; Behavior Patterns; Comparative Analysis; Psychiatry + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Vorkommen; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Patient; Ballungsraum; Identifikation; Identifizierung; Psychiatrie
Abstract	Objective: To assess the prevalence and frequency of medical marijuana diversion and use among adolescents in substance abuse treatment and to identify factors related to their medical marijuana use. Method: This study calculated the prevalence and frequency of diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents (n = 164), ages 14-18 years (mean age = 16.09, SD = 1.12), in substance abuse treatment in the Denver metropolitan area. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were completed to determine factors related to adolescents' use of medical marijuana. Results: Approximately 74% of the adolescents had used someone else's medical marijuana, and they reported using diverted medical marijuana a median of 50 times. After adjusting for gender and race/ethnicity, adolescents who used medical marijuana had an earlier age of regular marijuana use, more marijuana abuse and dependence symptoms, and more conduct disorder symptoms compared with those who did not use medical marijuana. Conclusions: Medical marijuana use among adolescent patients in substance abuse treatment is very common, implying substantial diversion from registered users. These results support the need for policy changes that protect against diversion of medical marijuana and reduce adolescent access to diverted medical marijuana. Future studies should examine patterns of medical marijuana diversion and use in general population adolescents. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10