Research Article
Early Adolescents and Substance Use
Table 2
Substances used in the last year.
| | | Males (594) | Females (706) | Total (1300) | Males % | Females % | Total % | |
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Alcohol | Abstinent | 424 | 544 | 968 | 74.4 | 77.1 | 74.5 | 0.05 | Alcohol, no inebriation | 80 | 69 | 149 | 11.5 | 9.8 | 11.5 | | Inebriation | 90 | 93 | 183 | 14.1 | 13.2 | 14.1 | | Low perception of risk | 156 | 109 | 265 | 26.3 | 15.4 | 20.4 | <0.001 |
| Tobacco | Abstinent | 419 | 478 | 897 | 70.5 | 67.7 | 69.0 | 0.25 | <5 cigarettes/day | 137 | 166 | 303 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.3 | | ≥5 cigarettes/day | 38 | 62 | 100 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 7.7 | | Low perception of risk | 230 | 235 | 465 | 38.7 | 33.3 | 35.8 | 0.12 |
| Cannabis | Abstinent | 547 | 668 | 1215 | 92.1 | 94.6 | 93.5 | 0.14 | <15 episodes | 39 | 29 | 68 | 6.6 | 4.1 | 5.2 | | ≥15 episodes | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | | Low perception of risk | 53 | 38 | 91 | 8.9 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 0.03 |
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