title: Drug use and drug problems among teenagers in a household sample.
abstract: Studies of drug use among young persons have typically employed students or special high risk groups rather than general samples. This study reports drug use among a household sample of persons aged 14 to 18. The results indicate that cannabis was the most frequently used drug. Factors associated with drug problems were: being older, living in cities, not participating in religious activities and being a worker rather than a student. Very few of those with problems had been treated or felt the need for any treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario; D012940:Social Problems; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D013287:Illicit Drugs