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Adhd Symptoms And Substance Use Among Adolescents In Ontario: A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Sex Differences And Covariates, Shannon W. Wong

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Objective: 1) Estimate the prevalence of self-reported ADHD symptoms in sample of youth (grades 9-12) in Ontario schools, by sex; and 2) Assess the relationship between ADHD symptoms and substance use (alcohol, tobacco cigarettes, cannabis, stimulants) by sex, controlling for socio-economic status, internalizing and externalizing problems.

Methods: Data from 2015 and 2017 (n = 6,923) Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, included self-reports of ADHD symptomatology and substance use. Statistical analyses included bivariate tables and multinomial regressions.

Results: Prevalence for ADHD symptoms was 20.22%, 95% CI [18.52, 22.03] (males = 16.42%, 95% CI …

Developing And Evaluating The Integrated Addiction Recovery Model For The Persons' Engagement And Retention In The Recovery Process Among Clinical Populations From Rwanda, Boniface Harerimana

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Background

To date, research that has investigated psychosocial processes and mechanisms, which underpin addiction recovery outcomes are scarce. This study sought to develop and test an integrated addiction recovery model for the recovery process while accounting for an individual’s psychosocial context.

Methods

This predictive study used consecutive sampling strategies to recruit 315 participants from tertiary addiction care settings in Rwanda. Data on the hypothesized model variables and individual’s characteristics were collected with self-reported measures. Structural equation modelling techniques were used to test the model psychometric measures and associations between latent variables.

Results

Baseline data analyses showed a mean age at …