Is alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis use as well as polydrug use increasing in France?
Two school surveys measured the consumption of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis among French adolescents (7-12th grades), one in 1993 (N=8435, 48.8% males), another in 1999 (N=11,331, 47.9% males). Increase in all substance use and polydrug use was observed (total sample, by gender and by age). The increase was important (1) for lifetime consumption of cannabis, "tobacco+cannabis," "alcohol+tobacco" and "alcohol+tobacco+cannabis" (OR=3.0); (2) for regular consumption of cannabis and "tobacco+cannabis" (OR=3.0); (3) among girls; (4) among youngsters aged 15 and more. In summary, these patterns of increase were quite different from those we expected for France, a wet and masculine culture.
Choquet
Marie
M
National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), U 472, 12 avenue Paul Vaillant Couturier, Villejuif 94807, France. choquet@vjf.inserm.fr
Morin
Delphine
D
Hassler
Christine
C
Ledoux
Sylvie
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008385:Marijuana Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*