Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use as risk factors for head trauma in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort study 1986.

Maarit K KoivistoJussi PuljulaJonna M Levola Antti MustonenJouko MiettunenAnni-Emilia AlakokkareSolja Niemelä

Published in: European journal of public health (2023)

Cannabis use in adolescence appears to associate independently with elevated risk for traumatic brain injury among females, and frequent alcohol intoxication in adolescence seems to associate with elevated risk of both traumatic brain injury and craniofacial fractures among males.

Keyphrases

traumatic brain injury
depressive symptoms
young adults
alcohol consumption
mental health
severe traumatic brain injury