Self-reported cannabis products and other illicit drugs consumption in older school-age children in Northern Lithuania: A comparison between 2006 and 2012

Abstract

The cannabis products consumption in schoolchildren has increased by 7%. Nearly twofold increase was observed in the consumption of cannabis together with alcohol. Young people who used cannabis products more often tried other illicit drugs. There were no differences by gender in the consumption of illicit drugs among cannabis consumers.

An Increasing Trend of Illicit Drug use Among Romanian University Students From 1999 to 2011

“…Other international studies also underline that illicit drug use is still more frequent among boys than girls in many countries, but differences among genders have started to diminish ( 4 , 14 , 15 , 21 ). Similar trends are observed with respect to alcohol and tobacco consumption ( 21 ) and might be occurring due to changes in girls’ social behaviour, desire for emancipation and social recognition, women’s struggle for space in the job market, stress, excessive activity, anxiety, and difficulty coping with problems ( 22 , 23 ).…”

“…Suggested means are, for instance: the enforcement of legislative means for discouraging the access to illicit drugs for young people, the inclusion of illicit drug use prevention and health education in the curriculum of junior high school, senior high school and universities, funding the development and evaluation of prevention programmes as well as the dissemination of tested effective programmes at the national level, the promotion of community programmes, and the encouragement of exchanges of good practice, guidelines and quality standards at both national and international level. Long-term strategies must be implemented based on the cooperation between governmental institutions, academic areas, non-governmental organizations and mass media ( 10 , 23 , 24 ).…”

Bioanalytical and Methodological Challenges in the Evaluation of Fetal Cannabis Exposure

“…The impact of cannabinoids in utero exposure is closely related to damages to the fetus [1][2][3]. However, toxicological data are scarce and the clinical assessment of fetal exposure largely depends on the mother's report, which often omits drug use [4]. The securest way to assess the exposure is to apply analytical methods for drug detection.…”

Avaliação toxicológica da exposição à >i<Cannabis>/i< e cocaína na gravidez em cordão umbilical humano: validação de método analítico e prospecção de biomarcadores proteicos de toxicidade

“…Segundo estudo realizado em 2012 pela de ESPAD (European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs), o número de usuários dessas drogas tem crescido em ritmo preocupante nos países desenvolvidos, como os da União Europeia (MINIAUSKIENE; JURGAITIENE; STRUKCINSKIENE, 2014).…”