Abstract
Marijuana consumption is a public health problem. To determine the life time prevalence of marijuana use among Colombian adolescents and the factors associated with its consumption. Secondary analysis of data from a study aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking. A self-administered and anonymous questionnaire was answered by 814 adolescents aged 14 ± 2 years (439 women). Ten percent of respondents consumed marijuana at least once in their life. A logistic regression analysis showed that professing a non-christian religion, being smoker and having an age over 12 years, was associated with marijuana consumption. There is a high frequency of marijuana use among these adolescents.
Highlights
Marijuana consumption is a public health problem
Aim: To determine the life time prevalence of marijuana use among Colombian adolescents and the factors associated with its consumption
Material and Methods: Secondary analysis of data from a study aimed to determine the prevalence of smoking
Summary
Aim: To determine the life time prevalence of marijuana use among Colombian adolescents and the factors associated with its consumption. Su consumo se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública[5], pues genera dependencia y su prevalencia de vida en Colombia ha aumentado en los últimos años[6]; entre los efectos deletéreos de su uso se encuentran cambios fisiopatológicos, tales como alteraciones inflamatorias y lesiones precancerosas de las vías respiratorias, relacionada proporcionalmente con la dosis que se consume[7]; en el campo psicológico social se encuentran el deterioro cognitivo, con mayor énfasis en memoria y aprendizaje, así como la pérdida del control interno[8], alteración en la función social[9], trastornos afectivos, de ansiedad, de conducta, de la conducta alimentaria[10]
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