Article ; Online: Examining the impact of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic period on youth cannabis use: adjusted annual changes between the pre-COVID and initial COVID-lockdown waves of the COMPASS study.
BMC public health
2021 Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 1181
Abstract: ... used to estimate pre-COVID-19 to initial COVID-19 pandemic period change (2019-2020) in cannabis use ... stages of the COVID-19 pandemic period on youth cannabis use in the context of a natural experiment ... not appear to be a detrimental effect on youth cannabis use, when adjusted for age-related changes ...
| Abstract | Background: Given the high rates of cannabis use among Canadian youth and that adolescence is a critical period for cannabis use trajectories, the purpose of this paper was to examine the effect of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic period on youth cannabis use in the context of a natural experiment. We used 3-year linked data from the COMPASS study, including 7653 Canadian (Quebec, Ontario) adolescents from which 1937 completed all 3 survey waves (pre-COVID-19 [2018, 2019] and online [2020] during the early pandemic period [May-July 2020]). Structural equation modeling (SEM) and double difference (DD) models were used to estimate pre-COVID-19 to initial COVID-19 pandemic period change (2019-2020) in cannabis use (monthly, weekly, daily) compared to 2018 to 2019 change to adjust for age-related effects. Models were adjusted for age of entry into the cohort and sociodemographic characteristics. Results: In the SEM and DD models, monthly, weekly, and daily cannabis use increased across all waves; however, the expected increases from the pre-COVID-19 wave (2019) to the initial COVID-19 period wave (2020) were lesser relative to the changes seen across the 2018 to 2019 waves. The cross-sectional data from May to July 2020 identified that the majority of youth who use cannabis did not report increased cannabis use due to COVID-19 or using cannabis to cope with COVID-19. Conclusion: During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic period, there does not appear to be a detrimental effect on youth cannabis use, when adjusted for age-related changes. Further prospective research is needed to explore the impact of the ongoing pandemic response on youth cannabis use onset and progression. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; COVID-19 ; Cannabis ; Communicable Disease Control ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans ; Ontario/epidemiology ; Pandemics ; Quebec ; SARS-CoV-2 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-21 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ISSN | 1471-2458 |
| ISSN (online) | 1471-2458 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-021-11241-6 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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