Table 1 Characteristics of youth participants
Characteristics | Participants N = 18a |
|---|---|
Socio-demographics | N (%) / Median |
Ageb | |
Age (Median) | 21 |
Gender | |
Woman | 10 (55.6) |
Man | 6 (33.3) |
Non-binary | 1 (5.6) |
Not sure/questioning | 1 (5.6) |
Ethnicityc | |
White/Caucasian | 12 (66.7) |
Middle Eastern/North African | 2 (11.1) |
East Asian | 2 (11.1) |
Southeast Asian | 2 (11.1) |
South Asian | 1 (5.6) |
Chinese | 1 (5.6) |
First Nation/Metis/Inuit | 1 (5.6) |
School or employed | |
Both | 7 (38.9) |
School | 8 (44.4) |
Employed | 2 (11.1) |
Neither | 1 (5.6) |
Highest level of education | |
Some high school | 6 (33.3) |
High school diploma | 2 (11.2) |
Some college or technical school education | 1 (5.6) |
Some university | 6 (33.3) |
Bachelor’s degree | 2 (11.1) |
Master’s degree | 1 (5.6) |
Living situation | |
With my parents(s) or guardian(s) | 8 (44.4) |
Apartment | 6 (33.3) |
House | 1 (5.6) |
Single room occupancy hotel | 1 (5.6) |
University dorm | 1 (5.6) |
Part time with parents and partner | 1 (5.6) |
Substance use within lifetime (other than prescribed by a physician)d | |
Alcohol | 18 (100) |
Marijuana/Cannabis | 18 (100) |
Psychedelics/hallucinogens | 12 (66.7) |
Amphetamines (MDMA/ecstasy) | 9 (50.0) |
Stimulants (e.g., powder cocaine, crack cocaine, crystal meth, Adderall, Dexedrine, Prozac) | 9 (50.0) |
Non-prescription or illicit opioids (e.g., fentanyl, heroin, Percocet) | 4 (22.2) |
Depressants (e.g., benzodiazepines, GBH, Xanax) | 6 (33.3) |
Inhalants | 2 (11.1) |
Substance use in the past 12-months (other than prescribed by a physician)e | |
Alcohol | 18 (100) |
Marijuana/Cannabis | 17 (94.4) |
Psychedelics/hallucinogens | 8 (44.4) |
Amphetamines (MDMA/ecstasy) | 5 (27.8) |
Stimulants (e.g., powder cocaine, crack cocaine, crystal meth, Adderall, Dexedrine, Prozac) | 5 (27.8) |
Non-prescription or illicit opioids (e.g., fentanyl, heroin, Percocet) | 1 (5.6) |
Depressants (e.g., benzodiazepines, GBH) | 1 (5.6) |
Inhalants | 1 (5.6) |
Types of treatment for substance use (past 12-months)c | |
Counselling | 11 (61.1) |
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | 3 (16.7) |
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy | 2 (11.1) |
Psychiatry | 4 (22.2) |
Peer support | 3 (16.7) |
Case management | 1 (5.6) |
Harm reduction services | 5 (27.8) |
Housing support | 1 (5.6) |
None (I never got treatment for substance use) | 5 (27.8) |
Type of service environment accessed for substance use (past 12-months)c | |
School counsellor | 5 (27.8) |
Family doctor’s office | 5 (27.8) |
Private office or clinic | 5 (27.8) |
Community health centre | 3 (16.7) |
Community-based Integrated Youth Services (i.e., Foundry centre) | 4 (22.2) |
Emergency Department | 2 (11.1) |