@article{ref1,
title="Mental health of teenagers who use cannabis. Results of an Australian survey",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2002",
author="Rey, Joseph M. and Sawyer, Michael G. and Raphael, Beverley and Patton, George C. and Lynskey, Michael",
volume="180",
number="",
pages="216-221",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There is concern in the community about increasing cannabis use and its potential effect on health. AIMS: To ascertain the prevalence of cannabis use among Australian adolescents, associations with mental health problems, risk behaviours and service use. METHOD: Examination of data from a national representative sample of households comprising 1261 adolescents aged 13-17 years. Parents completed a psychiatric interview and questionnaires while adolescents completed questionnaires. RESULTS: One-quarter of the adolescents in the sample had used cannabis. There were no gender differences. Use increased rapidly with age, was more common in adolescents living with a sole parent and was associated with increased depression, conduct problems and health risk behaviours (smoking, drinking) but not with higher use of services. CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis use is very prevalent. The association with depression, conduct problems, excessive drinking and use of other drugs shows a malignant pattern of comorbidity that may lead to negative outcomes.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}