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Sleep and use of alcohol and drug in adolescence. A large population-based study of Norwegian adolescents aged 16 to 19 years

Sivertsen, Børge, Skogen, Jens Christoffer, Jakobsen, Reidar, Hysing, Mari·2015·Drug and Alcohol Dependence
DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.045
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Background Changes in sleep patterns and increased substance involvement are common in adolescence, but our knowledge of the nature of their association remains limited. The aim of this study was to examine the association between several sleep problems and sleep behaviours, and use and misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs using data from a large population-based sample.Methods A large population-based study from Norway conducted in 2012, the youth@hordaland study, surveyed 9328 adolescents aged 16-19 years (54% girls). Self-reported sleep measures provided information on sleep duration, sleep deficit, weekday bedtime and bedtime difference and insomnia. The main dependent variables were frequency and amount of alcohol consumption and illicit drug use, in addition to the presence of alcohol and drug problems as measured by CRAFFT.Results The results showed that all sleep parameters were associated with substance involvement in a dose-response manner. Short sleep duration, sleep deficit, large bedtime differences and insomnia were all significantly associated with higher odds of all alcohol and drug use/misuse measures. The associations were only partly attenuated by sociodemographics factors and co-existing symptoms of depression and ADHD.Conclusions To the best of our knowledge, this is the first population-based study to examine the association between sleep, and alcohol and drug use, by employing detailed measures of sleep behaviour and problems, as well as validated measures on consumption of alcohol and illicit drug use. The findings call for increased awareness of the link between sleep problems and alcohol and drugs use/misuse as a major public health issue.

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  • Adolescents with shorter sleep duration are more likely to use substances, including caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and marijuana, and to engage in other risky behaviours.

    “Moreover, adolescents with shorter sleep duration are more likely to use substances, including caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and marijuana157–159, and to engage in other risky behaviours157,160,161.”

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  • Circadian misalignment, sleep disturbance, and sleep loss during adolescence are associated with increased substance use and related problems.

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  • Adolescents with short sleep duration are more likely to use substances including caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and illicit drugs, and to engage in other risky behaviors.

    “Adolescents with short sleep duration are more likely to use substances—including caffeine, nicotine, alcohol, and illicit drugs (54–56)—and to engage in other risky behaviors (54,57,58).”

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Authors
Sivertsen, B., Skogen, J. C., Jakobsen, R., & Hysing, M.
Affiliations
Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NO)
Corresponding author
Sivertsen, Børge
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Venue
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-04
Volume
149
Pages
180-186
ISSN
0376-8716 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2015.01.045
OpenAlex
W1996554151
Cited by
83
References
59
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FWCI
16.08
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
Keywords
adolescent sleep, sleep disorders, alcohol consumption, illicit drug use, substance abuse, insomnia, sleep duration, insufficient sleep, CRAFFT, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Depression, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Male, Norway, Sleep, Comorbidity, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult, Self Report

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