Measure
Cannabis use: lifetime use
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Cannabis use during adolescence can have negative impacts on brain development, cognitive function, and mental health. This measure explores the prevalence of lifetime cannabis use among 15-year-olds, providing insights into the proportion who have experimented with cannabis at least once. Understanding the factors influencing cannabis initiation can guide prevention efforts aimed at reducing cannabis use among young people.
Definition
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Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (2023), Data browser (findings from the 2021/22 international HBSC survey): https://data-browser.hbsc.org.
Related report
A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada
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Charrier L, van Dorsselaer S, Canale N, Baska T, Kilibarda B, Comoretto RI et al. A focus on adolescent substance use in Europe, central Asia and Canada. Health Behaviour in School-aged Children international report from the 2021/2022 survey. Volume 3. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
