TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Neighbourhood crime and adolescent cannabis use in Canadian adolescents
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - de Looze, Margaretha
A1  - Janssen, Ian
A1  - Elgar, Frank J.
A1  - Craig, Wendy
A1  - Pickett, William
SP  - 68
EP  - 74
VL  - 146
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Although neighbourhood factors have been proposed as determinants of adolescent behaviour, few studies document their relative etiological importance. We investigated the relationship between neighbourhood crime and cannabis use in a nationally representative sample of Canadian adolescents. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the 2009/10 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey (n=9134 14- and 15-year-olds) were combined with area-level data on crime and socioeconomic status of the neighbourhood surrounding the schools (n=218). <br><br>RESULTS: Multilevel logistic regression analyses showed that after individual and contextual differences were held constant, neighbourhood crime related to cannabis use (OR 1.29, CI 1.12-1.47 per 1.0 SD increase in crime). This association was not moderated by parental support nor having cannabis-using friends. The amount of explained variance at the neighbourhood level was 19%. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Neighbourhood crime is an important factor to consider when designing interventions aimed at reducing adolescent cannabis use. Interventional research should examine the effectiveness of community-based interventions that target adolescents through parents and peers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.11.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -