Frequent teenage cannabis use: Prevalence across adolescence and associations with young adult psychopathology and functional well-being in an urban cohort

Shanahan, Lilly; Steinhoff, Annekatrin; Bechtiger, Laura; Copeland, William E; Ribeaud, Denis; Eisner, Manuel; Quednow, Boris B

doi:10.5167/uzh-209262

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Shanahan, L., Steinhoff, A., Bechtiger, L., Copeland, W. E., Ribeaud, D., Eisner, M., & Quednow, B. B. (2021). Frequent teenage cannabis use: Prevalence across adolescence and associations with young adult psychopathology and functional well-being in an urban cohort. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 228, 109063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.109063

Abstract

Background

Amidst cannabis legalization efforts and laws, we do not fully understand how the youngest frequent cannabis users fare during young adulthood. This study aims to 1) examine the prevalence of cannabis use during adolescence, and 2) investigate links of frequent (i.e., weekly or daily) teenage cannabis use with psychopathology and functional well-being at age 20—compared to no or occasional use. Methods

Data came from a prospective-longitudinal cohort study (assessments from 2004 to 2018, from ages 7–20) in an urban settin