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ArticleTobacco control2016

Traversing the triangulum: the intersection of tobacco, legalised marijuana and electronic vaporisers in Denver, Colorado.

Emily Anne McDonald, Lucy Popova, Pamela M Ling

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Article in Tobacco control, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. Twitter Surveillance at the Intersection of the Triangulum.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2022
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  16. Exploring the Point-of-Sale Among Vape Shops Across the United States: Audits Integrating a Mystery Shopper Approach.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emily Anne McDonaldDepartment of Anthropology, City University of New York, John Jay College, New York, New York, USA.
Lucy PopovaCenter for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Pamela M LingDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USJohn Jay College of Criminal Justice · US

Funding

Countering Young Adult Tobacco Marketing in BarsU01CA154240 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LING, PAMELA MAY · 2011 to 2015
$6.1M
Communicating harm of new tobacco productsR00CA187460 · NCI · GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY · PI POPOVA, LYUDMILA · 2016 to 2018
$738k
Communicating harm of new tobacco productsK99CA187460 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI POPOVA, LYUDMILA · 2014 to 2015
$214k
NCI NIH HHS K99 CA187460NCI NIH HHS R00 CA187460NCI NIH HHS U01 CA154240
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo explore the intersection of tobacco, legalised marijuana and electronic vaporiser use among young adults in the 'natural laboratory' of Colorado, the first state with legalised retail marijuana.

methodsWe conducted semistructured interviews with 32 young adults (18-26 years old) in Denver, Colorado, in 2015 to understand the beliefs and practices related to the use of tobacco, marijuana and vaporisers.

resultsWe found ambiguity about whether the phrase 'to smoke' refers to the use of tobacco or marijuana products. Smoking marijuana blunts (emptied cigarillo or tobacco wrap filled with marijuana) was common, but few interpreted this as tobacco use. Marijuana vaporisers were used to circumvent public consumption laws (eg, while at work or when driving). Young adults considered secondhand tobacco smoke dangerous, but perceived secondhand marijuana smoke as benign. DISCUSSION: Using tobacco products as a delivery method for marijuana (eg, blunts) might be increasing and normalising tobacco use among young adults. Surveillance should explicitly ask about use of tobacco products for marijuana. Marijuana vaporisers, often indistinguishable from nicotine vaporisers, may be used to circumvent public consumption laws; communities concerned about use of marijuana in public spaces should include vaporisers (for nicotine or marijuana) in smoke-free regulations. Tobacco, marijuana and electronic vaporisers should be studied together, rather than separately. This approach is essential in informing research and policy as more US states and countries worldwide move to legalise marijuana.

Indexed as

Electronic Nicotine Delivery SystemsAdolescentAdultColoradoFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMarijuana SmokingSmokingTobacco Smoke PollutionTobacco SmokingYoung AdultTobacco Smoke PollutionCo-substance useElectronic nicotine delivery devicesPublic policySecondhand smoke

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PMID27697954
PMCPMC5099213
OpenAlexW2529786215

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