BACKGROUND: Adolescence is one of the most important stages in a human life. This period is full of different stimuli and types of influence – from parents, peers, and society. It is related to greater susceptibility to problematic behaviour and to impulsivity. Because of that it is important to explore the topic of impulsivity and impulsive behaviour.

METHODS: This study addresses impulsivity in adolescents using a Czech questionnaire survey method, the Scale of Impulsivity Dolejš & Skopal (SIDS). It also empirically verifies the functionality of the scale and points out its psychometric...

BACKGROUND: As a theoretical base we used Jessor’s concept of the Syndrome of Risk Behaviour in Adolescence, the self-concept, and the concept of body image.

AIM: The main aim of the contribution was research on the relations between the self-schema, specifically the physical proportions represented by BMI, and risk behaviour. The secondary aims were research on the relations between the self-schema, specifically the physical proportions represented by BMI, and sex and age.

METHOD: In the research we used the 46-item modified version of the Risk Behaviour Questionnaire (Čerešník, 2016).

SAM...

ВВЕДЕНИЕ: Люди, которые посещают ночные клубы и фестивали электронной танцевальной музыки (EDM), как правило, употребляют психоактивные вещества, часто несколько веществ, в этой обстановке и подвергаются риску серьезных негативных последствий для здоровья. Эта статья направлена на изучение опыта и восприятия респондентов, чтобы лучше понять закономерности и мотивы, связанные с употреблением психоактивных веществ и поведением с высоким риском у участников мероприятия EDM.

МЕТОДЫ: Глубинные интервью и интервью в фокус-группах с 30 участниками мероприятия EDM, которые сообщили об употреблении...

Background

There is a higher prevalence of substance use disorder (SUD) among justice-involved children (JIC). It is critical to ensure that JIC who report current use are referred for SUD assessment and potentially life-saving treatment services. Prior research suggests that certain minoritised groups may be less likely to have ever been referred for screening, and research on intersectionality suggests that these disparities may be exacerbated for racially minoritised females.

Methods

Multivariate logistic regression and interaction effects were employed to analyse longitudinal data from...

Канадская общественная эпидемиологическая сеть по употреблению наркотиков (CCENDU) — это общеканадская сеть общественных партнеров, координируемая Канадским центром по употреблению психоактивных веществ и наркомании (CCSA). Сеть имеет филиалы в Британской Колумбии, Манитобе, Тандер-Бей, Торонто, Квебеке, Новой Шотландии, Ньюфаундленде и Лабрадоре.

В апреле 2019 года CCENDU опубликовал бюллетень об изменениях в употреблении стимуляторов и связанном с ними вреде, в котором основное внимание уделялось метамфетамину и кокаину* на основе данных, собранных сайтами CCENDU в ноябре 2018 года...

BACKGROUND:

Leisure can be a context that can promote positive adolescent development, but it can also be a context that contributes to adolescents engaging in risk behaviours.

AIMS:

The aim of this study is to determine the extent to which sociodemographic characteristics, the frequency of adolescent participation in structured leisure activities (SLA), and the type of SLA contribute to adolescent alcohol use and to examine the moderating effects of gender, age, and type of SLA on the relationship between the frequency of adolescent participation in SLA and adolescent alcohol use.

METHODS

Although more than 1 in every 3 US individuals will develop a substance use disorder in their lifetime, relatively little is known about the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood.

Key Points

Question  What are the long-term patterns of substance use disorder symptoms from adolescence through adulthood?

Findings  In this national multicohort study of 5317 individuals followed from ages 18 to 50 years, the majority of adolescents with the most severe substance use disorder symptoms had 2 or more substance use disorder symptoms in adulthood...