Cannabis Use from Early Adolescence to the Mid-Twenties in Children of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Parents: Findings from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study

Steinhoff, Annekatrin; Bechtiger, Laura; Birchler, Kurt; Ribeaud, Denis; Eisner, Manuel; Quednow, Boris B; Shanahan, Lilly

doi:10.1007/s11469-024-01359-0

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Steinhoff, A., Bechtiger, L., Birchler, K., Ribeaud, D., Eisner, M., Quednow, B. B., & Shanahan, L. (2024). Cannabis Use from Early Adolescence to the Mid-Twenties in Children of Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Parents: Findings from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-024-01359-0

Abstract

This study compares the developmental course of cannabis use in adolescents with versus without an immigrant background. Data came from a Swiss prospective-longitudinal cohort study (n = 1445) with nine assessments between ages 7 and 24. Parents reported their immigration history; adolescents self-reported their past-year cannabis use five times between ages 13 (in 2011) and 24 years (in 2022). Latent growth curve models revealed a curvilinear increase in cannabis use, with a peak at age 20. Adolescents whose parents had immigrated sh