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View article: Associations between Family Structure, Parental Monitoring and Marijuana Use among Adolescents in Jamaica: Findings from Nationally Representative Data
Associations between Family Structure, Parental Monitoring and Marijuana Use among Adolescents in Jamaica: Findings from Nationally Representative Data Open
Objective: Marijuana misuse by adolescents is a social and public mental health problem in Jamaica and globally.Research has suggested that family structure is one of the factors that influences adolescents' consumption of marijuana.This s…
View article: Does Ganja Cause Mental Illness? Perspectives from a Population-based Assessment of Mental Health Literacy in Jamaica
Does Ganja Cause Mental Illness? Perspectives from a Population-based Assessment of Mental Health Literacy in Jamaica Open
Objective: Mental illness is a major cause of morbidity and, globally, has a high lifetime risk.Mental health literacy is known to improve symptom recognition, care-seeking and treatment outcomes.This study therefore sought to assess the k…
View article: Associations between Cannabis Use and Multiple Substance Use among High School Students in Jamaica
Associations between Cannabis Use and Multiple Substance Use among High School Students in Jamaica Open
Objective: Cigarettes, alcohol, cannabis, inhalants and cocaine are the most commonly used substances among high school students in Jamaica.However, there is limited evidence on their co-use and whether the use of one drug predicts the use…
View article: Cannabis Use among Secondary School Students in Jamaica: Factors Associated with Age of Initiation
Cannabis Use among Secondary School Students in Jamaica: Factors Associated with Age of Initiation Open
The aim of this study was to determine whether perception of risk and accessibility of cannabis predicted the age of initiation of cannabis use among Jamaican secondary school students.Data from a nationally representative sample were anal…