ArticleThe American journal of drug and alcohol abuse2015
Reasons for recent marijuana use in relation to use of other illicit drugs among high school seniors in the United States.
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- Social-Ecological Predictors of Opioid Use Among Adolescents With Histories of Substance Use Disorders.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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- Planned and Unplanned Drug Use during a Night out at an Electronic Dance Music Party.Substance use & misuse · 2019Article
- Reasons High School Students Use Marijuana: Prevalence and Correlations With Use Across Four Decades.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2019Article
- Synthetic cannabinoids: undesirable alternatives to natural marijuana.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2016Article
- Nonmedical opioid use and heroin use in a nationally representative sample of us high school seniors.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectivesStudies show that illicit cannabis (marijuana) use is related to use of other illicit drugs and that reasons for use are related to frequency of marijuana use. However, research is needed to examine whether specific reasons for marijuana use are associated with use of other illicit drugs.
methodsData from recent marijuana-using high school seniors were examined from 12 cohorts of Monitoring the Future (Weighted n = 6481) to examine whether reasons for recent marijuana use are associated with use of eight other illicit drugs.
resultsUsing "to experiment" decreased odds of reporting use of each drug and using to decrease effects of other drugs increased odds of reporting use of each drug. In multivariable models, using marijuana "to experiment" decreased the odds for reporting use of hallucinogens other than LSD and narcotics other than heroin. Using marijuana for "insight" increased the odds for use of hallucinogens other than LSD, and use due to "boredom" increased the odds for reporting use of powder cocaine and hallucinogens other than LSD. Using marijuana to increase effects of other drugs increased odds of reporting use of each of the eight drugs, and using it to decrease other drug effects increased odds of reporting use of crack, hallucinogens other than LSD, and amphetamine/stimulants.
conclusionsThis study helped identify illicit marijuana users who are more likely to report use of other illicit drugs. Prevention efforts need to focus on students who report certain reasons for marijuana use as they may be at risk for use of other illicit drugs.
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