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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Evolution of Prevalence and Patterns of Cannabis Use among First-Year University Students in Spain-UniHcos Project

Abstract: Among university students there has been evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic increased their psychological distress, exacerbated by social restrictions. The main objective of this study was to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence and patterns of cannabis use among university students, in contrast to previous trends since 2012. Data from 10,522 first-year university students (73.3% female, Mage 19 (SD = 1.6)) from eleven Spanish universities collected between 2012 and May 2022 was analysed. Prevalences of cannabis use and their differences by sex were studied, as well as changes in patterns of use and its use for coping during the pandemic. It was found that during lockdown, all prevalence rates of cannabis use decreased in both sexes, showing no statistically significant differences and increasing again in the new normal period in both. Among regular cannabis users, 79.7% reported maintaining or increasing their cannabis use during the pandemic, and of these, half reported using cannabis to cope. Moreover, cannabis use in the usual household increased during the lockdown. These results show that although the overall prevalence of cannabis use was reduced during the lockdown, regular users tended to maintain or increase cannabis use. This could imply two different patterns of use among students, one social and occasional versus the other regular, providing new lines of research for prevention and the implementation of social policies.

 Fuente: Int J Environ Res Public Health . 2022 Sep 14;19(18):11577

 Editorial: MDPI

 Año de publicación: 2022

 Nº de páginas: 13

 Tipo de publicación: Artículo de Revista

 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811577

 ISSN: 1661-7827,1660-4601

 Url de la publicación: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811577

Autoría

BOTELLA-JUAN, LORENA

AMEZCUA-PRIETO, CARMEN

MORALES-SUAREZ-VARELA, MARÍA M

MATEOS-CAMPOS, RAMONA

AYÁN-PÉREZ, CARLOS

MOLINA, ANTONIO JOSÉ

ORTIZ-MONCADA, ROCÍO

REDONDO-MARTÍN, SUSANA

ALGUACIL, JUAN

BLÁZQUEZ-ABELLÁN, GEMMA

DELGADO-RODRÍGUEZ, MIGUEL

FERNÁNDEZ-VILLA, TANIA