Lifetime and current substance use patterns in adolescent and adult Mexican population.

IF 3.9 4区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Salud Publica De Mexico Pub Date : 2026-07-30 DOI:10.21149/18197

David A Barrera-Núñez, Martha Carnalla, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Yenisei Ramírez-Toscano, María Elena Medina-Mora, Daniel Pech-Puebla, Nancy López-Olmedo

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Abstract

Objective: To identify substance experimentation and current use profiles among the Mexican adolescent and adult population, overall and by sociodemographic characteristics.

Materials and methods: We analyzed data from the 2025 National Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Consumption Survey. We considered lifetime use for adolescents and current use for adults. To identify classes of substance use, including legal, illegal, and non-prescribed medical substances, we performed latent class analysis.

Results: A three-class model provided the best fit for both groups: non-users, legal substance users, and polysubstance users. Among adolescents, user classes were characterized by a higher male proportion and a greater medium socioeconomic level distribution (67.3%) in polysubstance experimenters. In adults, polysubstance use remained mainly in male and metropolitan groups, while the "legal substance" class showed a significant female majority (63.4%).

Conclusions: Substance use patterns in Mexico are heterogeneous across the life course. Strengthening MPOWER, SAFER, and illegal drug control measures are essential to address these epidemiological profiles.

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墨西哥青少年和成年人口的终生和当前药物使用模式。

目的：通过总体和社会人口特征，确定墨西哥青少年和成人人口中的物质实验和当前使用概况。材料和方法：我们分析了2025年全国毒品、酒精和烟草消费调查的数据。我们考虑了青少年终身使用和成人当前使用。为了确定物质使用的类别，包括合法、非法和非处方医疗物质，我们进行了潜在类别分析。结果：三级模型最适合两组：非使用者、合法物质使用者和多种物质使用者。在青少年中，使用多物质实验者的男性比例较高，中等社会经济水平分布较大（67.3%）。在成年人中，多种物质的使用主要集中在男性和大都市人群中，而“合法物质”类别的女性占明显多数（63.4%）。结论：墨西哥的物质使用模式在整个生命过程中是异质的。加强MPOWER、SAFER和非法药物管制措施对于处理这些流行病学概况至关重要。

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Salud Publica De Mexico PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

CiteScore

3.30

自引率

21.70%

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审稿时长

34 weeks

期刊介绍： Salud Pública de México se crea en 1959 y comienza a publicarse bimestralmente a partir de 1961; en 1988 inicia una nueva época en la que se refuerza su carácter de publicación científica con evaluación por pares. Es una revista publicada por el Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), organismo descentralizado de la Secretaría de Salud de México, dedicado a la investigación, docencia y difusión del conocimiento en salud pública. El INSP, de acuerdo con la normatividad internacional, otorga a la revista independencia editorial.