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

Author:

Koivisto Maarit K12ORCID,Puljula Jussi3,Levola Jonna M4ORCID,Mustonen Antti567ORCID,Miettunen Jouko68,Alakokkare Anni-Emilia16,Niemelä Solja19

Affiliation:

1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku , Turku, Finland

2. Emergency Services, TYKS Acute, Turku University Hospital , Turku, Finland

3. Department of Neurology, Lapland Central Hospital , Rovaniemi, Finland

4. Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital , Helsinki, Finland

5. Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University Consortium of Seinäjoki, Tampere University , Tampere, Finland

6. Center for Life Course Health Research, University of Oulu , Oulu, Finland

7. Department of Psychiatry, Seinäjoki Central Hospital , Seinäjoki, Finland

8. Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu , Oulu, Finland

9. Addiction Psychiatry Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Hospital District of South-West , Turku, Finland

Abstract

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the associations between cannabis use and frequency of alcohol intoxication in adolescence with the risk of traumatic brain injury and craniofacial fractures in early adulthood. Hypothesis was that using alcohol and cannabis in adolescence could increase the risk for head traumas. Methods Data from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n = 9432 individuals) were used to investigate the prospective association between the self-reported frequency of alcohol intoxication (n = 6472) and cannabis use (n = 6586) in mid-adolescence and register-based, head trauma diagnoses by ages 32–33 years. To test the robustness of these associations, the statistical models were adjusted for a range of other confounders such as illicit drug use, previous head trauma and self-reported mental health problems. Results In multivariate analyses, cannabis use was statistically significantly associated with a greater risk of traumatic brain injury among females [hazard ratio (HR) 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1–3.2, P = 0.024). Frequent alcohol intoxication was a statistically significant independent risk factor for both traumatic brain injury (HR 2.6, 95% CI 1.7–3.9, P < 0.001) and craniofacial fractures (HR 2.7, 95% CI 1.6–4.8, P < 0.001) among males. Conclusions 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.

Funder

Juho Vainio Foundation

The Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation

University of Turku

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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