ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2018
Initiation of vaporizing cannabis: Individual and social network predictors in a longitudinal study of young adults.
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- Changes in Quantity Measures of Various Forms of Cannabis Consumption among Emerging Adults in Canada in Relation to Policy and Public Health Developments.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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- Dual Use of Nicotine and Cannabis Through Vaping Among Adolescents.American journal of preventive medicine · 2022Article
- Health Care Professionals' Clinical Skills to Address Vaping and e-Cigarette Use by Patients: Needs and Interest Questionnaire Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- State-specific Prevalence and Factors Associated With Current Marijuana, ENDS, and Cigarette use Among US Adults With Asthma.Tobacco use insights · 2022Article
- Cannabis Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults: a Scoping Review.Current addiction reports · 2022Article
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- Electronic cigarette and cannabis use: results from the 2018 Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey.Journal of cannabis research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundA trend has recently emerged of individuals using electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) or similar devices to vaporize cannabis, either in the form of high-potency THC concentrates or cannabis plant material. Peer use is central to the adoption of substance use behaviors in young adulthood, but little is known about peer influence for initiating cannabis vaping.
methodsA longitudinal investigation of first-year college students (N = 1313) using social network methods was conducted to determine the prevalence of vaping cannabis, differences in networks between individuals who initiate vaping cannabis, and predictors of initiation of vaping cannabis across two time points. The surveys were available for two weeks beginning in the sixth week of each semester.
resultsWe found that 9.4% vaped in their lifetime but not since the first survey, 7.5% vaped in their lifetime and since the first survey, and 5.9% reported vaping cannabis at the second survey. Lifetime cannabis use, lifetime ENDS use, and number of peers who initiated vaping cannabis from Time 1 to Time 2 were significantly associated with increased odds of the initiation of vaping cannabis; the number of any-cannabis-using or any-ENDS-using peers was not associated with increased odds of initiating vaping cannabis.
conclusionsIndividuals with the greatest risk of initiation of vaping cannabis during the first year of college are those with a prior history of other cannabis use and ENDS use and who have peers in their network who initiate cannabis vaping.
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