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Scientific article
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Rial, A.; Burkhart, G.; Isorna, M.; Barreiro, C.; Varela, J.; Golpe, S. Cannabis use among adolescents: Risk pattern, implications and possible explanatory variables. Adicciones 2018
According to the Spanish Survey on Drug Use in Secondary Schools (ESTUDES), cannabis remains the most used illegal substance among Spanish adolescents, with around 3 out of 10 students reporting lifetime use.
Several studies have warned of the implications of the use of cannabis on neurobiological development. Therefore, it is vital to identify and analyse the risk factors linked with adolescent cannabis use in order to design appropriate prevention interventions.
In a recent study, published in Adicciones, researchers have analysed:
- current figures for the number of adolescents users of...