The Declining Trend in Adolescent Drinking: Do Volume and Drinking Pattern Go Hand in Hand?

Rossow, Ingeborg; Bye, Elin Kristin; Moan, Inger Synnøve

doi:10.3390/ijerph19137965

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“…In the 21st century, alcohol use decreased among adolescents in the Nordic countries (i.e. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) [1–4]. Similar trends have been observed in several other high‐income countries [5–7].…”

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Changes in co‐use of alcohol and cannabis among Nordic adolescents in the 21st century: Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs study

Raitasalo

Rossow

Moan

et al. 2023

Drug and Alcohol Review

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IntroductionIn the 21st century, there has been a decline in alcohol use among adolescents in most Nordic countries, while trends of cannabis use have diverged. We explore how alcohol and cannabis use, respectively, and co‐use of the two substances, have changed among Nordic adolescents. Three hypotheses are used to frame the study: (i) cannabis use has substituted alcohol use; (ii) there has been a parallel decline in both substances; and/or (iii) there has been a ‘hardening’ of users, implying that alcohol users increasingly use cannabis.MethodsData from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs, conducted among 15‐ to 16‐year‐olds in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (N = 74,700, 49% boys), were used to explore trends of past‐year alcohol and cannabis use in the period 2003–2019.ResultsThe proportion of adolescents reporting alcohol use decreased significantly in all Nordic countries except Denmark. The proportion of those using cannabis only was low (0.0%–0.7%) and stable in all countries. The total number of substance use occasions declined among all adolescents in all countries but Denmark. Among alcohol users, cannabis use became increasingly prevalent in all countries but Denmark.Discussion and ConclusionsWe found no support for the ‘parallel decline hypothesis' in alcohol and cannabis use among Nordic adolescents. Partially in line with the ‘substitution hypothesis’, cannabis use accounted for an increasing proportion of all substance use occasions. Our results suggests that the co‐use of alcohol and cannabis has become more common, thus also providing support to the ‘hardening’ hypothesis.

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Changes in co‐use of alcohol and cannabis among Nordic adolescents in the 21st century: Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs study

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Rossow

Moan

et al. 2023

Drug and Alcohol Review

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“…Over the past two decades, alcohol use and alcohol intoxication have declined in Norway, as well as in other European countries 46 . Along with this decline, a “hardening” of young alcohol users has been observed; that is, those adolescents who still drink and get intoxicated are now more likely to engage in violence and other problem behaviours 47 , 48 , and they are also more burdened by internalising problems 48 .…”

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A nationwide study on time spent on social media and self-harm among adolescents

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Myhre,

Kildahl

et al. 2023

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Self-harm among adolescents has increased in many countries, but few studies have examined possible explanations. One explanation could be the changes in the way adolescents socialize and use of social media. We explored the relationship between past year self-harm and time spent on social media, employing data from a nationwide cross-sectional survey among students in grades 8 through 11 in Norway (N = 37,268). The association was estimated in logistic regression models and we adjusted for identified confounders and stratified on gender, age group and depressive symptoms. A total of 16.1% of the study population reported to have self-harmed in the past year. This proportion was elevated among those spending more than 3 h daily on social media (unadjusted OR = 2.74 (CI 2.58.–2.90)). Adjustment for confounders modified the association (OR = 1.49 (CI 1.39–1.60)). In stratified analyses, adjusted OR did not differ significantly by gender or age The association between time spent on social media and self-harm was weaker among adolescents with severe depressive symptoms (adjusted OR = 1.38 (CI 1.22–1.55)), than among those with mild or no symptoms (adjusted OR = 1.70 (CI 1.56–1.86)). Risk of self-harm was elevated among those who spent 3 or more hours daily on social media, also after controlling for other factors. Further studies are needed to explore the nature and underlying mechanisms of this association. Strengthening the evidence will help informing the development of adequate measures to prevent self-harm.

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“…Terefore, it contributes to high health care costs and loss of productivity and increases the likelihood of criminal activity and public disorder [1,2,9]. Contrary to what is observed in several European [10][11][12][13][14] and other developed countries [10,15], in Mexico, various epidemiological sources allow us to take into account the growth that this pattern of consumption has had [16]. According to the National Survey on Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption [17], 71% of the population has consumed alcohol at some time in their lives.…”

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Socioeconomic Inequalities in Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption: A National Ecological Study in Mexican Adolescents

Ávila-Burgos

Guzmán-Saldaña

Márquez-Corona

et al. 2023

The Scientific World Journal

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Alcohol and cigarettes are the psychoactive substances that adolescents use most frequently. When both addictions are combined, they carry the worst burden of disease globally. The objective of this study was to identify whether socioeconomic factors correlate with alcohol and tobacco consumption in Mexican adolescents aged 10 years or more and to establish the relationship in the consumption between the two substances. This ecological study utilized data describing alcohol and tobacco consumption among adolescents aged 10–16 years (n = 48,837 ≈ N = 11,621,100). Having ever consumed any alcohol-containing beverage constituted alcohol consumption. Smoking a cigarette within 30 days constituted cigarette consumption. For both variables, the state-level percentages reported in the survey were used. Diverse socioeconomic variables were collected from official sources. Data on the prevalence of tobacco use and alcohol consumption were entered into an Excel database estimated for each of the states of the Mexican Republic, as well as the socioeconomic variables. We performed the analysis using Stata 14. Consumption prevalence was 15.0% for alcohol and 4.2% for tobacco. Alcohol consumption was not correlated with any studied socioeconomic variable ( p > 0.05 ). The prevalence of tobacco consumption among elementary school students correlated ( p < 0.05 ) with the portion of the population living in private dwellings without sewage, drainage, or sanitation (r = 0.3853). The prevalence of tobacco consumption among middle-school adolescents correlated with the portion of the employed population that earned up to two minimum wages (r = 0.3960), the percentage in poverty by income 2008 (r = 0.4754) and 2010 (r = 0.4531), and the percentage in extreme poverty by income 2008 (r = 0.4612) and 2010 (r = 0.4291). Positive correlations were found between tobacco consumption and alcohol consumption among both elementary (r = 0.5762, p = 0.0006 ) and middle-school children (r = 0.7016, p = 0.0000 ). These results suggest that certain socioeconomic factors correlate with tobacco consumption but not alcohol consumption. A correlation between alcohol consumption and tobacco consumption was observed. The results can be used for developing interventions in adolescents.

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The Declining Trend in Adolescent Drinking: Do Volume and Drinking Pattern Go Hand in Hand?

Cited by 5 publications

References 34 publications

Changes in co‐use of alcohol and cannabis among Nordic adolescents in the 21st century: Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs study

Changes in co‐use of alcohol and cannabis among Nordic adolescents in the 21st century: Results from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs study

A nationwide study on time spent on social media and self-harm among adolescents

Socioeconomic Inequalities in Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption: A National Ecological Study in Mexican Adolescents

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