TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Association between cannabis potency and mental health in adolescence
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Hines, Lindsey A.
A1  - Cannings-John, Rebecca
A1  - Hawkins, Jemma
A1  - Bonell, Chris
A1  - Hickman, Matthew
A1  - Zammit, Stanley
A1  - Adara, Linda
A1  - Townson, Julia
A1  - White, James
SP  - e111359
EP  - e111359
VL  - 261
IS  - 
N2  - INTRODUCTION: In legal and illegal markets, high-potency cannabis (>10 % delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)) is increasingly available. In adult samples higher-potency cannabis has been associated with mental health disorder but no studies have considered associations in adolescence. <br><br>METHODS: A population-wide study compared no, low and high potency cannabis using adolescents (aged 13-14 years) self-reported symptoms of probable depression, anxiety, and auditory hallucinations. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the 6672 participants, high-potency cannabis was used by 2.6 % (n=171) and low-potency by 0.6 % (n=38). After adjustment for sociodemographic factors, tobacco and alcohol use, in comparison to participants who had never used cannabis, people who had used high-potency but not low-potency cannabis were more likely to report symptoms of depression (odds ratio 1.59 [95 % confidence interval 1.06, 2.39), anxiety (OR 1.45, 95 % CI 0.96, 2.20), and auditory hallucinations (OR 1.56, 95 % CI 0.98, 2.47). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: High-potency cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of probable mental health disorders. Services and programming to minimise drug harms may need to be adapted to pay more attention to cannabis potency.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111359
ID  - ref1
ER  -