Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in India
Objective: To gain information on the marijuana experiences and expectancies of youth in an urban Indian area, which may be used for forming the framework for the development of effective primary prevention strategies in the future. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in various colle...
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| description | Objective: To gain information on the marijuana experiences and expectancies of youth in an urban Indian area, which may be used for forming the framework for the development of effective primary prevention strategies in the future. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in various colleges of Mumbai; 260 students from three colleges who were above 18 years were selected by systematic random sampling. The participant had to fill a sociodemographic questionnaire and marijuana effect expectancy questionnaire (MEEQ-B) and it was analyzed by using the SPSS software. Results: A significant association was found between negative marijuana expectancies and type of family, with cannabis users and non-users, who want to try cannabis and those who are aware of the legal issues and harmful effects of cannabis. Conclusion: Preventive drug education should begin in early adolescence and should deter or delay drug use through changes in knowledge, attitude, behavior, and expectation. Adolescent drug education must meet the needs of those naive to drugs as well as those experiencing initial drug exposure. This is the first study which highlights the youth experiences and expectancies about marijuana in India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d24b90d0afe24e48ad8b299d3d6bf96a2022-12-22T01:40:30ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632022-01-0111268569010.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1752_21Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in IndiaEnub AliAnkur SachdevaSwatika GuptaManoj KumarJai M SinghLalit KardamObjective: To gain information on the marijuana experiences and expectancies of youth in an urban Indian area, which may be used for forming the framework for the development of effective primary prevention strategies in the future. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in various colleges of Mumbai; 260 students from three colleges who were above 18 years were selected by systematic random sampling. The participant had to fill a sociodemographic questionnaire and marijuana effect expectancy questionnaire (MEEQ-B) and it was analyzed by using the SPSS software. Results: A significant association was found between negative marijuana expectancies and type of family, with cannabis users and non-users, who want to try cannabis and those who are aware of the legal issues and harmful effects of cannabis. Conclusion: Preventive drug education should begin in early adolescence and should deter or delay drug use through changes in knowledge, attitude, behavior, and expectation. Adolescent drug education must meet the needs of those naive to drugs as well as those experiencing initial drug exposure. This is the first study which highlights the youth experiences and expectancies about marijuana in India.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2022;volume=11;issue=2;spage=685;epage=690;aulast=Aliexpectanciesexperiencesmarijuanayouth |
| spellingShingle | Enub Ali Ankur Sachdeva Swatika Gupta Manoj Kumar Jai M Singh Lalit Kardam Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in India Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care expectancies experiences marijuana youth |
| title | Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in India |
| title_full | Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in India |
| title_fullStr | Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in India |
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| title_short | Marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in India |
| title_sort | marijuana use experiences and expectancies of urban youth in india |
| topic | expectancies experiences marijuana youth |
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