Background: Use of illicit substances is often under-reported. Testing positive in oral fluid provides an objective confirmation of recent intake. Objectives: To examine the agreement between oral fluid test results and self-reported substance use among music festival attendees, and factors...

Aim: In western countries, the most prevalent type of illicit substance-use dependence is cannabis dependence. This study aimed at estimating the prevalence of cannabis dependence among music festival visitors. Methods: Based on a survey of 380 music festival guests, we estimated the prevalence of...

This study investigated whether use of alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana may be predicted from preferential consumption of particular music genres. Undergraduates (257 women and 78 men) completed a questionnaire assessing these variables. Partial correlation analyses, controlling for...

Importance : Hip-hop is the leading music genre in the United States and its fan base includes a large proportion of adolescents and young adults of all racial and ethnic groups, particularly minorities. The appearance of combustible and electronic tobacco and marijuana products, especially brand...

This study explores the Chinese media narrative of Thailand as a tourist destination after Thailand legalised cannabis use for medicinal purposes, using framing and social identity theories. A content analysis was performed by three coders on 128 posts obtained between 2019 and 2022 from four media ...

The concern for the issues related to the growing needs of human civilization like resource depletion, pollution, climate changes, and health risk has led to a search for eco-friendly alternatives to environmental problems. Recently, hemp started gaining popularity for its medicinal, nontoxic,...

Background: Sedentary behavior, defined as lying or sitting, is a global health concern. As researchers continue to identify modern-day risk factors for sedentary behavior, few have explored the role of illicit drug use. Objective: To examine the association between leisure-time sedentary behavior...

Aim: To determine the constellation of lifestyle and demographic factors that are associated with poor mental health in an adolescent population. Methods: The Raine Study 14-year follow-up involved primary care givers and their adolescent children (n=1860). The Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) was...