Halladay, Jillian http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4393-2572
Horricks, Laurie
Amlung, Michael
MacKillop, James
Munn, Catharine
Nasir, Zil
Woock, Rachel
Georgiades, Katholiki
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hamilton Health Sciences (NIF-19465)
Article History
Received: 21 May 2021
Accepted: 3 September 2021
First Online: 13 September 2021
Declarations
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: Ethics approval was obtained from the Hamilton Integrated Research Ethics Board (ID 7075) and study procedures were approved by the Child and Youth Mental Health Research Advisory Committee. Informed consent was obtained directly from youth, and not parents, in order to mitigate bias in reporting substance use [CitationRef removed, CitationRef removed], and to maintain parameters of confidentiality. Our focus on capacity rather than age, is consistent with the Tri-Council Policy Statement, Health Care Consent Act, and previous research demonstrating that youth 12 years of age or older are often capable of consent [CitationRef removed]. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations.
: Not applicable.
: JM is a principal and senior scientist in BEAM Diagnostics, Inc; no BEAM products or services were used in the current work. JH, LH, MA, CM, ZN, RW, and KG have no competing interests to declare.