Cannabis and mental health in adolescents: changes in associations over 15 years - PubMed
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- #Mental Health
- #Cannabis
- #Adolescents
- Regular cannabis use among 17-year-old French adolescents decreased from 7.4% in 2008 to 3.8% in 2022.
- Suicidal ideation in the past year increased from 16% in 2008 to 18% in 2022, following a U-shaped trend.
- The association between regular cannabis use and suicidal ideation increased from 1.44 in 2008 to 2.52 in 2022.
- The association between cannabis use and antidepressant use increased from 2.57 in 2008 to 4.47 in 2022.
- The study suggests cannabis users are now more prone to mental health disorders compared to 15 years ago.
- Possible explanations include self-selection of vulnerable populations, changes in cannabis effects, or self-medication strategies.