Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers DOI Creative Commons
Toula Kourgiantakis, Angie Hamilton, Christine Tait

и другие.

Harm Reduction Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Abstract Background Canada has one of the highest prevalence cannabis use globally, particularly among young adults aged 20–24 (50%) and youth 16–19 (37%). In 2018, legalized recreational with aim protecting by restricting their access raising public awareness health risks. However, there been limited qualitative research on perceptions harms associated since legalization, which is crucial for developing effective harm reduction strategies. This study examined from perspectives youth, parents, service providers. We explored how participants described perceived risks or use, as well they own others’ approaches to reducing cannabis-related harms. Methods used a community-based participatory approach in partnership Families Addiction Recovery (FAR), national charity founded parents addiction issues. Virtual semi-structured interviews were conducted, data analyzed using thematic analysis. Results The included 88 three key groups ( n = 31 26 providers). Two main themes emerged regarding use: (1) concerns about harms, including addiction, brain development, impact family, various adverse effects areas such motivation, concentration, finances, employment, education, physical mental health; (2) minimization featuring conflicting messages, normalization, being less harmful than other substances. Additionally, two related identified: implementation reduction, challenges implementing approach. Specific each participant group noted, along structural barriers unavailable inaccessible services, easy cannabis, inadequate insufficient information lower-risk guidelines. Conclusions Youth significant concern that requires multi-pronged Developing youth-centered strategies recognize developmental needs vulnerabilities important role families, imperative.

Язык: Английский

“I could be one of those people that’s alive and happy”: a qualitative exploration of a co-designed group therapy program targeting gender minority stress for trans young people (TAG TEAM) DOI Creative Commons
Alessandra Chinsen, Michelle Tollit,

Pieter L. Heye

и другие.

International Journal of Transgender Health, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 17

Опубликована: Март 12, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Reducing the harms of cannabis use in youth post-legalization: insights from Ontario youth, parents, and service providers DOI Creative Commons
Toula Kourgiantakis, Angie Hamilton, Christine Tait

и другие.

Harm Reduction Journal, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Ноя. 6, 2024

Abstract Background Canada has one of the highest prevalence cannabis use globally, particularly among young adults aged 20–24 (50%) and youth 16–19 (37%). In 2018, legalized recreational with aim protecting by restricting their access raising public awareness health risks. However, there been limited qualitative research on perceptions harms associated since legalization, which is crucial for developing effective harm reduction strategies. This study examined from perspectives youth, parents, service providers. We explored how participants described perceived risks or use, as well they own others’ approaches to reducing cannabis-related harms. Methods used a community-based participatory approach in partnership Families Addiction Recovery (FAR), national charity founded parents addiction issues. Virtual semi-structured interviews were conducted, data analyzed using thematic analysis. Results The included 88 three key groups ( n = 31 26 providers). Two main themes emerged regarding use: (1) concerns about harms, including addiction, brain development, impact family, various adverse effects areas such motivation, concentration, finances, employment, education, physical mental health; (2) minimization featuring conflicting messages, normalization, being less harmful than other substances. Additionally, two related identified: implementation reduction, challenges implementing approach. Specific each participant group noted, along structural barriers unavailable inaccessible services, easy cannabis, inadequate insufficient information lower-risk guidelines. Conclusions Youth significant concern that requires multi-pronged Developing youth-centered strategies recognize developmental needs vulnerabilities important role families, imperative.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

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