Early Adolescents and Substance Use

Table 2

Substances used in the last year.

		Males (594)	Females (706)	Total (1300)	Males %	Females %	Total %	𝑃
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