Vaping and cannabis rhyme with poor academic performance among young people
Young people continue to perceive the risks associated with vaping or cannabis use to be low,
which contributes to a greater acceptability of these consumption behaviors.
which contributes to a greater acceptability of these consumption behaviors.
(Montreal) Teens who consume cannabis and / or use e-cigarettes containing nicotine appear to be more likely than others to display poor academic performance and engage in risky sexual behavior, warns a new study whose results were first unveiled at The Canadian Press.
Young people continue to perceive the risks associated with vaping or cannabis use to be low,
which contributes to a greater acceptability of these consumption behaviors.
“We have seen that young people who vape electronic cigarettes, or use cannabis, or both, are more likely to have poor grades in school, to report difficulty concentrating and doing their work. , because of physical, emotional and psychological problems, ”summarized the author of the study, Dr. Nicholas Chadi, who is a pediatrician and clinician-researcher specializing
in adolescent medicine and drug addiction at CHU Sainte-Justine.
Dr. Chadi and his colleagues looked at a large sample of about 30,000 teenagers in high school in the United States. Many of them used electronic cigarettes, consumed cannabis or exhibited both behaviors.
In all three cases, these youths were more likely than those who did not use any substance to report poor academic performance.
Young cannabis users were the most likely to have condomless sex. Youth who used both cannabis and electronic cigarettes
were the most likely to have sex after using alcohol or drugs.
"Young people who vape or use cannabis are especially at risk of having more than one sex partner, thus having more than three sex partners in the past three months," said Dr Chadi. Not all risky sexual behaviors are increased in young people who vape, but there are some that are. "
This study does not allow us to determine whether the use happened before the poor academic performance or vice versa.
For now, the study should put the chip in the ear to parents or doctors confronted with a young person who vapes that this behavior is possibly associated with other difficulties or other risky behaviors, whether it is in school level or sexual level.
"We can definitely say that young people who vape or smoke cannabis would be young people who would be more at risk of having problems with concentration or in terms of academic success," said Dr. Chadi.
The results of this study are presented in the medical journal Substance Use and Misuse.
which contributes to a greater acceptability of these consumption behaviors.
“We have seen that young people who vape electronic cigarettes, or use cannabis, or both, are more likely to have poor grades in school, to report difficulty concentrating and doing their work. , because of physical, emotional and psychological problems, ”summarized the author of the study, Dr. Nicholas Chadi, who is a pediatrician and clinician-researcher specializing
in adolescent medicine and drug addiction at CHU Sainte-Justine.
Dr. Chadi and his colleagues looked at a large sample of about 30,000 teenagers in high school in the United States. Many of them used electronic cigarettes, consumed cannabis or exhibited both behaviors.
In all three cases, these youths were more likely than those who did not use any substance to report poor academic performance.
Young cannabis users were the most likely to have condomless sex. Youth who used both cannabis and electronic cigarettes
were the most likely to have sex after using alcohol or drugs.
"Young people who vape or use cannabis are especially at risk of having more than one sex partner, thus having more than three sex partners in the past three months," said Dr Chadi. Not all risky sexual behaviors are increased in young people who vape, but there are some that are. "
This study does not allow us to determine whether the use happened before the poor academic performance or vice versa.
For now, the study should put the chip in the ear to parents or doctors confronted with a young person who vapes that this behavior is possibly associated with other difficulties or other risky behaviors, whether it is in school level or sexual level.
"We can definitely say that young people who vape or smoke cannabis would be young people who would be more at risk of having problems with concentration or in terms of academic success," said Dr. Chadi.
The results of this study are presented in the medical journal Substance Use and Misuse.
Jean-Benoit Legault
The Canadian Press
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/2021-02-17/selon-une-etude/vapotage-et-cannabis-riment-avec-mauvais-rendement-scolaire-chez-les-jeunes.php
The Canadian Press
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/sante/2021-02-17/selon-une-etude/vapotage-et-cannabis-riment-avec-mauvais-rendement-scolaire-chez-les-jeunes.php
