ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2018
Marijuana use predicts onset of current little cigar use in a national sample of US young adults.
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- Patterns of use, perceptions, and cardiopulmonary health risks of cigar products: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- The Association Between Sociodemographic Factors and co-Use of Cigars or Cigarillos with Cannabis.Substance use & misuse · 2026Article
- The gateway effect of cigarette, e-cigarette, cigar, and alcohol use vs. Cannabis use.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Predictors of Cigar, Cigarillo, and Little Cigar Initiation Among Hip Hop-Identifying Youth.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- What Is (Un)Flavored? A Scoping Review of the Conceptualization of Flavored Cigarillos.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Use of Cigars, Little Cigars, Cigarillos, and Blunts among Hip Hop Youth in the United States.American journal of health behavior · 2023Article
- Nonmedical Cannabis Use: Patterns and Correlates of Use, Exposure, and Harm, and Cancer Risk.Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Monographs · 2021Article
- Impact of Little Cigars and Cigarillos Packaging Features on Product Preference.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Longitudinal associations between marijuana and cigar use in young adults.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Characterizing Swisher Little Cigar-Related Posts on Twitter in 2018: Text Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study examined whether young adult marijuana use increases risk of subsequent large cigar (LC) and little cigar/cigarillo (LCC) use among naïve users.
methodsData were from 8 waves of the Truth Initiative Young Adult Cohort, a national sample of US young adults aged 18-34 assessed every 6 months. Discrete-time survival analyses examined whether baseline ever marijuana use among never cigar users predicted onset of past 30-day LC and LCC use and whether baseline ever LC and LCC use among never marijuana users predicted onset of past 30-day marijuana use. Models adjusted for demographics, past 30-day alcohol use, past 30-day tobacco product use, and menthol tobacco use.
resultsIn adjusted models, baseline ever marijuana use predicted onset of past 30-day LCC but not LC use. Cumulative risk ratios showed that 23% of ever marijuana users at baseline reported past 30-day use of LCCs by the end of wave 8 compared to just 3% of baseline never marijuana users. Race and past 30-day use of specific tobacco products also predicted onset of past 30-day LC and LCC use. Past 30-day use of alcohol uniquely predicted onset of past 30-day LCC use but not LC use. Baseline ever LC and LCC use did not predict onset of past 30-day marijuana use in models that adjusted for demographics, alcohol, and specific tobacco product use.
conclusionsEver marijuana use among US young adults may be an important predictor of onset of regular LCC use. Findings suggest different pathways linking marijuana to different cigar sub-types.
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