Paper 53 Marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol: Illicit drug use and related harms among risky drinking teenagers

Alexandra Aiken; Richard P. Mattick; Tina Lam; Lucinda Burns; Tanya Chikritzhs; William Gilmore; Wenbin Liang; Simon Lenton; Rowan Ogeil; Belinda Lloyd; Dan I. Lubman; Raimondo Bruno; Ann Roche; Philip Hull; Helen Delany; Richard Midford; Rosa Alati; Caroline Salom; Steve Allsop

doi:10.1111/dar.12613

Paper 53 Marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol: Illicit drug use and related harms among risky drinking teenagers

Alexandra Aiken, Richard P. Mattick, Tina Lam, Lucinda Burns, Tanya Chikritzhs, William Gilmore, Wenbin Liang, Simon Lenton, Rowan Ogeil, Belinda Lloyd, Dan I. Lubman, Raimondo Bruno, Ann Roche, Philip Hull, Helen Delany, Richard Midford, Rosa Alati, Caroline Salom, Steve Allsop

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Introduction and Aims: Recent evidence suggests that while more young Australians are abstaining from alcohol, heavier drinkers appear to be increasing their consumption and experiencing higher levels of alcohol‐related harms. Use of other drugs in addition to heavy alcohol use may be contributing to the increased harms. This study examines alcohol and illicit drug use and related harms in a sample of risky drinking young Australians.

Design and Methods: Face‐to‐face (595) and online questionnaires (2337) were conducted with 14‐19 year old risky drinkers across Australia, selected to represent the heaviest drinking 20‐25% of this age group. Measures included alcohol and other drug consumption, demographics and alcohol‐related harms. Regression analysis was used to examine the associations between illicit drug use and alcohol‐related harms, during the most recent risky drinking session and over the past 6 months.

Results: Two‐thirds had used an illicit drug in the past 6 months, and one‐quarter during their last risky drinking session. The most commonly used illicit drugs were marijuana and ecstasy. Most had experienced alcohol‐related harms during/after their last risky drinking session, and the number of harms experienced was significantly higher for those who had also consumed illicit drugs.

Original language	English
Pages	15-16
Number of pages	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12613
Publication status	Published - 26 Oct 2017
Event	Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference 2017: APSAD Scientific Alcohol and Drug Conference - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 12 Nov 2017 → 15 Nov 2017 https://ashm.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/apsad2017/home (Conference website)

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Conference	Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference 2017
Abbreviated title	APSAD 2017
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	12/11/17 → 15/11/17
Internet address	https://ashm.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/apsad2017/home (Conference website)

Keywords

marijuana
ecstacy
alcohol
illicit drug use

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Aiken, A., Mattick, R. P., Lam, T., Burns, L., Chikritzhs, T., Gilmore, W., Liang, W., Lenton, S., Ogeil, R., Lloyd, B., Lubman, D. I., Bruno, R., Roche, A., Hull, P., Delany, H., Midford, R., Alati, R., Salom, C., & Allsop, S. (2017). Paper 53 Marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol: Illicit drug use and related harms among risky drinking teenagers. 15-16. Paper presented at Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference 2017, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12613

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Aiken, A, Mattick, RP, Lam, T, Burns, L, Chikritzhs, T, Gilmore, W, Liang, W, Lenton, S, Ogeil, R, Lloyd, B, Lubman, DI, Bruno, R, Roche, A, Hull, P, Delany, H, Midford, R, Alati, R, Salom, C & Allsop, S 2017, 'Paper 53 Marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol: Illicit drug use and related harms among risky drinking teenagers', Paper presented at Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference 2017, Melbourne, Australia, 12/11/17 - 15/11/17 pp. 15-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12613

Paper 53 Marijuana, ecstasy and alcohol: Illicit drug use and related harms among risky drinking teenagers. / Aiken, Alexandra; Mattick, Richard P.; Lam, Tina et al.
2017. 15-16 Paper presented at Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs Conference 2017, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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