Menores y consumo de cannabisun análisis por género y edad.

  1. Antonio Rial
  2. Francisco Otero
  3. David Liñares
  4. Sandra Feijóo
  5. Isabel Sanmartín
  6. Manuel Isorna
Revista:
Revista española de drogodependencias

ISSN: 0213-7615

Año de publicación: 2022

Título del ejemplar: Abordaje y actualización sobre el consumo de cannabis en la población española

Número: 47

Páginas: 50-67

Tipo: Artículo

Otras publicaciones en: Revista española de drogodependencias

Resumen

El consumo de cannabis sigue constituyendo a día de hoy uno de los principales problemas de salud pública en la población juvenil tanto española como europea. A las elevadas prevalencias de consumo actuales se unen nuevos formatos y nuevos rituales de consumo, niveles de THC significativamente mayores y edades de inicio especialmente tempranas, lo cual suscita una creciente preocupación social, especialmente cuando nos referimos a adolescentes. El presente trabajo, llevado a cabo con una muestra de casi 4.000 estudiantes de 12 a 17 años de la comunidad gallega, no sólo permite constatar los elevados niveles de consumo existentes a edades tempranas y tasas de consumo problemático alarmantes, sino que evidencia la interesante interacción entre las variables género y edad, que se da en las fases iniciales del consumo. Asumir que en términos generales puede haber o no diferencias de género en el consumo de cannabis implica ignorar el papel de las normas y roles de género en los procesos de socialización de las y los adolescentes. De forma más concreta, se ha constatado niveles de consumo y consumo problemático (evaluado a través del CAST) significativamente mayores entre las chicas a los 14-15 años, produciéndose una progresiva masculinización del consumo de cannabis a partir de dicha edad. Estos resultados poseen interesantes implicaciones a la hora de diseñar nuevas estrategias y políticas de prevención.

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