Parental Cannabis Use Is Associated with Cannabis Initiation and Use in Offspring.
J Pediatr
; 206: 142-147.e1, 2019 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30454963
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To assess, before legalization in Canada, whether parental cannabis use is associated with initiation of use in adolescent offspring or with use in young-adult offspring. STUDYDESIGN:
Data were available in 2 longitudinal studies in Montréal, Canada. In AdoQuest, 1048 parents with children in grade 6 reported past-year cannabis use. Cannabis initiation among offspring was measured in grade 7, 9, and/or 11. In the Nicotine Dependence in Teens study, cannabis use data were available for 584 participants (mean age 24 years) and their parents (ie, 542 offspring-mother pairs, 438 offspring-father pairs). The association between parental and offspring cannabis use was estimated using multivariable logistic regression in both studies.RESULTS:
In AdoQuest, grade 6 never-users were 1.8 times more likely to initiate cannabis during high school if their parents reported past-year use. In the Nicotine Dependence in Teens study, the aORs (95% CI) for past-year cannabis use among adult offspring were not different for "mother uses cannabis" (2.8 [1.4-5.8]) or "father uses cannabis" (2.1 [1.2-3.8]). Participants with 1 or 2 cannabis-using parents were 1.7 and 7.1 times more likely to use cannabis, respectively, than participants with non-using parents.CONCLUSIONS:
To enable informed decision-making about their own cannabis use, parents need to be aware that children of cannabis users are more likely to use cannabis in adolescence and young adulthood.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parents
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Adolescent Behavior
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Marijuana Use
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr
Year:
2019
Type:
Article