Résumés
Résumé
Le présent document dépeint la prévalence de l’usage du cannabis chez les adolescents canadiens aux études, d’après des enquêtes menées antérieurement auprès de cette population. Les résultats montrent que 24 à 39 % de tous les élèves ont fait usage de cette drogue au cours des dernières années. Chez les élèves de septième année, le pourcentage varie entre 5 et 14 %, alors que le taux maximal chez les étudiants à la fin du secondaire atteint 41 à 57 %. Malgré des variations régionales, les données sur les tendances en matière de consommation de cannabis montrent que les taux ont augmenté au cours des années 1990. De plus, certaines données révèlent qu’à la fin des années 1990, le nombre d’élèves ontariens ayant déclaré faire un usage plus fréquent de cannabis et celui ayant signalé la présence d’indicateurs de dépendance s’étaient accrus. Il faut se pencher avec plus d’attention non seulement sur le rapport existant entre non-usage et usage, mais également sur celui qui existe entre usage et méfaits.
Abstract
Based on existing surveys of Canadian adolescent students, this paper describes the prevalence of cannabis use. The results show that among all students, past year cannabis use varied from 24% to 39%. Use among 7th-graders varied from 5% to 14%, while peak use for students at the end of high-school varied from 41% to 57%. Despite regional variation in rates of cannabis use, available trend data showed increasing rates of use during the 1990s. In addition, available data showed that more Ontario students reported using cannabis more frequently and more reported dependence indicators during the late 1990s. More attention needs to be given, not only to the linkages from non-use to use, but to the linkages from use to harm.
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