Longitudinal Predictors of Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in Adolescents.

摘要: BACKGROUND: Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are a large, heterogeneous group of chemicals that structurally similar to δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. Many SCs high-efficacy full agonists the CB1 and/or CB2 cannabinoid receptors, resulting in potent with variety negative health effects, including death. available adolescents at convenience stores and smoke shops on Internet. However, little is known about risk factors contribute eventual use adolescents, no research has examined psychiatric, personality, substance-use prospectively predict SC use. On basis extant cross-sectional research, we hypothesized anxiety, depression, impulsivity, marijuana would METHODS: Data were collected across 2 time points 12 months apart attending multiple public high schools southeast Texas ( n = 964). RESULTS: Path analysis indicated depressive symptoms, use, alcohol baseline predictive 1-year follow-up, whereas anxiety symptoms impulsivity not. In addition, was not follow-up. Females African Americans less likely than males or those other ethnicities. CONCLUSIONS: SC-use prevention programming should consider as for Of particular significance, traditional subsequent but later