Alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use among Nova Scotia adolescents: implications for prevention and harm reduction
| Table 3: Characteristics of students by category of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use reported in 1996 | ||||||
| Characteristic | Drug use* | |||||
| Alcohol only | Alcohol and tobacco | Alcohol and cannabis | Tobacco only | All 3 drugs | None | |
| Age, yr
Median (25th/75th percentiles) | 16
(15/17) | 16
(15/17) | 16
(15/18) | 14
(13/16) | 16
(15/18) | 14
(13/15) |
| Sex
% male % female |
52.0
48.0 | 41.6
58.4 | 56.6
43.4 | 39.1
60.8 | 51.5
48.5 | 48.9
51.1 |
| % with grade point average
$ 60% < 60% | 92.6
7.4 | 80.5
19.5 | 89.9
10.1 | 86.1
13.9 | 77.4
22.6 | 94.9
5.1 |
| Alcohol use
Median (25th/75th percentiles) | 0.5 times/mo
(0.5/2.5) | 0.5 times/mo
(0.5/2.5) | 2.5 times/mo
(0.5/4) | NA | 2.5 times/mo (2.5/4) | NA |
| Drunkenness
Median (25th/75th percentiles) | 0 times/mo
(0/1) | 0 times/mo
(0/1) | 1 time/mo
(0/2) | NA | 1 time/mo
(0/2) | NA |
| No. of alcohol-related problems
Median (25th/75th percentiles) | 0
(0/1) | 0
(0/1) | 1
(0/2) | NA | 1
(0/2) | NA |
| Tobacco use
Median (25th/75th percentiles) | NA*** | 1.5 cigs/d
(0.5/8) | NA | 1.5 cigs/d
(0.5/4) | 8 cigs/d
(1.5/13) | NA |
| Cannabis use
Median (25th/75th percentiles) | NA | NA | 3.5 times/yr
(2/10.5) | NA | 10.5 times/yr
(3.5/> 27) | NA |
| *The categories "tobacco and cannabis" and "cannabis" only are not included because the numbers were too small for analysis. Categories of alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use are mutually exclusive.
***NA = not applicable. | ||||||