| Literature DB >> 21417555 |
J Elisabeth Wells1, Josep Maria Haro, Eli Karam, Sing Lee, Jean-Pierre Lepine, Ma Elena Medina-Mora, Hideyuki Nakane, Jose Posada, James C Anthony, Hui Cheng, Louisa Degenhardt, Matthias Angermeyer, Ronny Bruffaerts, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Meyer Glantz, Oye Gureje.
Abstract
Sex differences in opportunities to use alcohol or drugs, and transition to use, were investigated in 15 surveys, in 2001-2004 (Europe 6; Americas 3; Africa 2, Asia 3; Oceania 1). The paper focuses on 18-29 year olds (N = 9,873). The World Mental Health Survey Initiative oversaw the surveys; each country obtained its own funding. A complex picture emerged with different results for alcohol and for drugs and for opportunity to use and the transition to use. Sex differences in opportunity to use alcohol were small except in Lebanon and Nigeria, whereas for drugs, the largest differences were in Mexico and Colombia.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21417555 PMCID: PMC4809203 DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2011.553659
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Subst Use Misuse ISSN: 1082-6084 Impact factor: 2.164