Gender and contituity on alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use among young people / Genero y continuidad en el consumo de alcohol, tabaco y cannabis en jóvenes
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v5i2.111Keywords:
Adolescentes, drogas, edad, género. / Keywords, Adolescents, drugs, age, gender.Abstract
En el presente trabajo se analiza el consumo de alcohol en sus diversas formas (cerveza, vino, licores y combinados), tabaco y cannabis en una amplia muestra de 4.034 jóvenes de ambos sexos con edades comprendidas entre los 14 y los 18 años pertenecientes a la Comunidad de Madrid. Se confirma un elevado uso habitual de todas las sustancias de análisis siendo los varones los que consumen
cerveza en mayor porcentaje que las mujeres y son éstas las que realizan un consumo mucho más mayoritario de otras, como el tabaco. Para el total de la muestra de estudio, la edad de comienzo en el consumo se sitúa alrededor de 13-14 años en ambos sexos a excepción del uso habitual del vino y cannabis en el que las mujeres se incorporan más tarde que los varones. Finalmente, se analiza la continuidad en el consumo una vez iniciado éste y se comprueba nuevamente el poder adictivo de las sustancias analizadas puesto que el porcentaje de consumidore habituales en ambos sexos se incrementa significativamente con la edad.
Abstract
This work analyzes the consumption of alcohol in its diverse forms
(beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails), tobacco, and cannabis in a large sample of 4,034 youths of both sexes, ages between 14 and 18 years old, from the Community of Madrid. The high level of habitual use of all the substances analyzed was confirmed, with a higher percentage of men consuming beer than women, and women
consuming much more of other substances, such as tobacco, than men. For the entire sample, the initiation age of substance use was around 13-14 years old in both sexes, except for the regular use of wine and cannabis, in which the women started later than the men. Lastly, once initiated, consumption continuity was analyzed and once again the addictive power of the substances analyzed was confirmed, as the percentage of habitual consumers in both sexes increased significantly with age.
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