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ArticleJournal of cannabis research2024

Associations between simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis and cannabis-related problems in 2014-2016: evidence from the Washington panel survey.

Yachen Zhu, Yu Ye, Thomas K Greenfield, William C Kerr

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Article in Journal of cannabis research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Yachen ZhuAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA. yzhu@arg.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8192-6168
Yu YeAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Thomas K GreenfieldAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
William C KerrAlcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Emeryville, CA, 94608, USA.
Public Health Institute · US

Funding

TREND &STRUCTURE OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE--GENERAL POPULATION 1990 SURVEY DATAP50AA005595 · NIAAA · WESTERN CONSORTIUM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH · PI MULIA, NINA · 1985 to 2025
$34.1M
Effects of Spirits Privatization on Alcohol Prices and Alcohol-related HarmsR01AA021742 · NIAAA · PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI KERR, WILLIAM C. · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
Impacts of Recreational Marijuana Legalization and Retail Outlets in Washington: Unique Perspectives from Survey and County Mortality DataR01DA048526 · NIDA · PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE · PI KERR, WILLIAM C. · 2019 to 2022
$2.0M
NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA005595NIAAA NIH HHS P50AA005595NIAAA NIH HHS R01 AA021742NIAAA NIH HHS R01AA021742NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA048526NIDA NIH HHS R01DA048526-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo address the research question of how simultaneous users of alcohol and cannabis differ from concurrent users in risk of cannabis use problems after the recreational marijuana legalization in Washington State.

methodsWe used generalized estimating equations with a Poisson distribution to analyze the association between simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana (SAM) and cannabis-related problems compared to concurrent use. The data is a longitudinal sample of drinkers and cannabis users (n = 257, 47% female) aged 18 years and older from Washington State in 2014-2016. We adjusted for survey weights to account for differential probability of selection and response rates. The primary outcome is the past-six-month CUDIT problem subscale (ranging from 0 to 28), which is the total score for seven CUDIT problem items, after excluding the three items that covered marijuana use frequency. Covariates include marijuana use frequency (daily/near daily use, regular use, or infrequent use), marijuana daily quantity, alcohol daily volume, panel survey cycle, medical marijuana recommendation, driving time to nearest marijuana outlet, age of marijuana use onset, and other demographics.

resultsAfter adjusting for covariates, we found that compared to concurrent use, SAM was significantly positively associated with CUDIT problem subscale (IRR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.25-2.27, p < 0.001); daily/near daily use of marijuana was strongly significantly associated with CUDIT problem subscale compared with infrequent use (IRR = 5.1, 2.71-9.57, p < 0.001) or regular use (IRR = 3.05, 1.91-4.85, p < 0.001). Secondary analyses using CUDIT total score as the outcome also showed a significant positive association with SAM compared to concurrent use (IRR = 1.17, 1.02-1.34, p < 0.05).

conclusionsThis study highlighted the importance of SAM, in addition to cannabis use frequency for predicting cannabis-related problems.

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cannabis-related problemsPanel surveyRecreational marijuana legalizationSimultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana/cannabisWashington State

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PMCPMC10893643
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