Analysis of the psychological causes of early substance use among adolescents in school and university settings
June 27, 2023
Rev Infirm. 2023 Jun-Jul;72(292):37-39. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2023.05.010. Epub 2023 Jun 12.
ABSTRACT
Experimentation with psychoactive substances (PAS), such as alcohol, tobacco or cannabis, is common in adolescence, and continues to pose a public health issue that can lead to failure at school and university. Most of the work on these issues focuses on addiction-related aspects, and little on the underlying causes of addiction. This article sheds psycho-social theoretical light on the causes of first-time use of APS, and cannabis in particular. It is particularly aimed at school nurses and university preventive medicine nurses.
PMID:37364976 | DOI:10.1016/j.revinf.2023.05.010