Changes in lung function in adolescents with substance use disorders: an exploratory study
Author
Benvenutti Kaiber, Daniela
Chrusciel, João Henrique
Martins, Maiara
Mattos, Bernardo
Gomes, Miguel
Wearick-Silva, Luis Eduardo
Fagundes Donadio, Márcio Vinícius
Friedrich, Frederico
Jones, Marcus Herbert
Viola, Thiago Wendt
Publication date
2023ISSN
1806-3756
Abstract
Objective: To compare lung function between adolescents with and without substance use disorder (SUD). Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional exploratory study. The sample consisted of 16 adolescents with SUD and 24 age-matched healthy controls. The adolescents in the clinical group were recruited from a psychiatric inpatient unit for detoxification and rehabilitation; their primary diagnosis was SUD related to marijuana, cocaine, or polysubstance use. Questionnaires and pulmonary function tests were applied for clinical evaluation. Results: We found that FVC, FEV1, and their percentages of the predicted values were significantly lower in the adolescents with SUD than in those without. Those differences remained significant after adjustment for BMI and the effects of high levels of physical activity. The largest effect size (Cohen's d = 1.82) was found for FVC as a percentage of the predicted value (FVC%), which was, on average, 17.95% lower in the SUD group. In addition, the years of regular use of smoked substances (tobacco, marijuana, and crack cocaine) correlated negatively with the FVC%. Conclusions: This exploratory study is innovative in that it demonstrates the early consequences of smoked substance use for the lung health of adolescents with SUD.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
61 - Medical sciences
616.2 - Pathology of the respiratory system. Complaints of the respiratory organs
Keywords
Adolescent
Trastorns relacionats amb substàncies
Pulmó/fisiopatologia
Malalties/etiologia de les vies respiratòries
Cocaïna
Cànnabis
Adolescente
Trastornos relacionados con sustancias
Pulmón/fisiopatología
Enfermedades/etiología del tracto respiratorio
Cocaína
Canabis
Adolescent
Substance-related disorders
Lung/physiopathology
Respiratory tract diseases/etiology
Cocaine
Cannabis
Pages
6
Publisher
Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Collection
49; 5
Is part of
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Citation
Benvenutti Kaiber, Daniela; Chrusciel, João Henrique; Martins, Maiara [et al.]. Changes in lung function in adolescents with substance use disorders: an exploratory study. Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2023, 49(5), e20230274. Disponible en: <https://jornaldepneumologia.com.br/details/3898/en-US/changes-in-lung-function-in-adolescents-with-substance-use-disorders--an-exploratory-study>. Fecha de acceso: 20 dic. 2023. DOI: 10.36416/1806-3756/e20230274.
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