Breaking the Taboo: Illicit Drug Use among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
J Diabetes Res
; 2016: 4153278, 2016.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-26858959
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of the study was to explore the prevalence of illicit drug use in a group of Polish adolescents with type 1 diabetes (DM1) in comparison with a national cohort of their healthy peers.METHODS:
Two hundred and nine adolescents with DM1, aged 15-18 years, were studied in 2013 with an anonymous questionnaire prepared for the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD). The control group was a representative sample of 12114 students at the same age who took part in ESPAD in 2011. Metabolic control was regarded as good if self-reported HbA1c was <8% or poor if HbA1c was ≥8%.RESULTS:
Lifetime prevalence of illicit drug use was lower among adolescents with DM1 than in the control group [58 (28%) versus 5524 (46%), p = 10(-5)]. Cannabis preparations were the most frequently used substances [38 (18.3%) versus 3976 (33.1%), p = 10(-5)], followed by tranquilizers, sedatives, and amphetamine. Lifetime and last 12-month use of cannabis were associated with poorer glycemic control (HbA1c ≥ 8%), p < 0.01 and 0.02, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Adolescents with DM1 report using illicit drugs to a lesser extent than their healthy peers. The use of cannabis is associated with a poorer metabolic control in teens with DM1.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Illicit Drugs
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Substance-Related Disorders
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
J Diabetes Res
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
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