Prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other illicit substance use in a population of Canadian adolescents with type 1 diabetes compared to a general adolescent population

Paediatrics & Child Health
Kathryn PotterJosephine Ho

Abstract

Youth with chronic conditions may engage in risky behaviour to the same, if not higher, degree as their healthy peers. To determine the prevalence of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and illicit substance use in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) compared to a general adolescent population. Cross-sectional survey of adolescents with T1DM (13 to 18 years). A published contemporary Canadian youth survey on use of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs was used as data representative of the general adolescent population. Outcome measures between the T1DM and general group were compared using Chi-square and Fisher's exact test where appropriate. One hundred and sixty-four adolescents with T1DM (mean 15.6 years [SD 1.5]; 51.3% male) were participated. The proportions of adolescents with T1DM who have tried substances were: alcohol 51.8%, tobacco 27.4%, cannabis 22.6% and other illicit substances 7.3%. Compared to the general population (n=3469), there were no significant differences in the proportion of adolescents that reported ever consuming alcohol, tobacco or cannabis. Reported illicit substance use was significantly lower in adolescents with T1DM compared to general population (7.3% versus 36.0%, P<0.0001). Proportions reporting hav...Continue Reading

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