The impact of the legalization of recreational marijuana on college students
The impact of the legalization of recreational marijuana on college students
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10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.015
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发表时间：
2018-02-01
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4.4
通讯作者：
Peil, Jenny
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作者：
Jones, Jacob;Jones, K. Nicole;Peil, Jenny
2014年1月，第64号修正案在科罗拉多生效。尽管它是第一个颁布娱乐合法化的州，但几十年来人们对大麻使用的态度一直在改变。由于医用大麻合法化，研究发现合法化对使用和滥用频率的影响喜忧参半。在美国，大学生的使用率最高，无论是否法律的，重要的是探讨合法化对这一群体的影响。在目前的研究中，对娱乐合法化前后大学生大麻和酒精使用率进行了探讨。从2013年10月到2015年3月，数据分四波收集，以便能够确定大麻和酒精使用的趋势以及物质之间的关系。此外，平均绩点被测量为大麻使用的可能后果。我们发现科罗拉多大学生使用大麻的频率远高于全国平均水平t（94445）= 24.424，p < 0.001，特别是每天或几乎每天使用大麻的百分比，1（2191）= 10.373，p < 0.001。不吸大麻组与每周吸一次以上但不每日吸一次大麻组的平均成绩有显著性差异，F（6，227）= 2.935，p < 0.001。此外，自第64号修正案通过以来，酒精和大麻使用之间的关系似乎总体上在减少，但在酗酒者中却没有减少。
In January of 2014 the Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol Actor, Amendment 64, went into effect in Colorado. Even though it was the first state to enact recreational legalization, attitudes towards marijuana use have been changing for decades. Prompted by medical marijuana legalization, studies have found mixed results in regards to the impact that legalization has on frequency of use and abuse. With college students having the highest rates of use in the United States (U.S.), whether legal or not, it was important to explore the impact that legalization has on this population. In the current study, rates of marijuana and alcohol use in college students before and after recreational legalization were explored. Data was collected in four waves from October 2013 to March 2015, to be able to determine the trends in marijuana and alcohol use, and relationship between the substances. In addition, grade point average was measured as a possible consequence of marijuana use. We found the frequency of marijuana use in Colorado college students is much higher than the national average t(94445) = 24.424, p < 0.001, especially the percentage of daily or almost daily users, 1(2191) = 10.373, p < 0.001. There were significant differences between the marijuana non-users and the once a week or more often but not daily marijuana users in grade point average, F(6, 227) = 2.935, p < 0.001. In addition, it seems that the relationship between alcohol and marijuana use in general is decreasing since the passing of Amendment 64, but not among the binge drinkers.