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- This study investigates how family socio-economic status (F-SES) and school conditions influence the initiation and daily use of tobacco and cannabis among teenagers.
- Conducted in 2005, the research involved a nationwide survey of 29,393 French teenagers aged 17, analyzing various socio-economic factors and drug use patterns.
- Results indicate that while the likelihood of trying tobacco is similar across all F-SES categories, lower socio-economic groups have a higher risk of moving to daily use; conversely, higher F-SES teens are more likely to experiment with drugs but less likely to use them daily, suggesting that school performance and achievement may play a role in this transition.
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Aims: This study explores whether the family socio-economic status (F-SES) and school situation could have an impact on tobacco and cannabis initiation and transition to daily use during adolescence.
Design And Setting: A French cross-sectional nation-wide survey conducted in 2005 containing retrospective data.
Participants: French teenagers aged 17 (n = 29 393).
Measurement: The F-SES was defined by the highest occupational category of either parent, with seven categories ranging from unemployed/inactive to managers/professionals. Ages at repeat school years, at leaving school, at the first episode of drunkenness and at initiation of illicit drug use were used to model tobacco and cannabis initiation and transition to daily use with time-discrete logistic regressions.
Findings: The risk for tobacco initiation was almost equally distributed across F-SES groups, but the risk of a progression to daily use was higher in every F-SES category compared to managers/professionals [odds ratio (OR) from 1.17 to 1.90]. Compared to managers/professionals, risk of cannabis initiation was lower in all F-SES categories (OR from 0.63 to 0.87), but all categories except farmers were at increased risk of transition to daily use: the OR range between 1.29 (intermediate) and 1.98 (unemployed/inactive). Repeating school years and leaving school predicted daily use of tobacco (OR = 2.00 and 2.37) and cannabis (4.58 and 2.07).
Conclusions: Adolescents from the highest family socio-economic status categories are at risk for tobacco and cannabis experimentation but are less prone to engage in daily use. Psychological and social mechanisms that inhibit transition to daily use should be investigated, including school attainment and performance.
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