PATH to understanding cannabis and nicotine initiation and co-use among emerging adults

Lisa M. Blair; Melinda Ickes; Andrea McCubbin; Kristin Ashford

doi:10.1111/phn.13094

PATH to understanding cannabis and nicotine initiation and co-use among emerging adults

Lisa M. Blair
, Melinda Ickes
, Andrea McCubbin
, Kristin Ashford

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics and age of initiation of nicotine and cannabis use, with a particular focus on the emerging adult period (ages 18–24 years) and concurrent use of nicotine with cannabis. Design: A secondary analysis of Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH). Sample: 32,078 participants from a nationally representative study of tobacco use and health outcomes. Measurement: Variables of interest included ever use, regular use and age of initiation (first-time use) of nicotine (including tobacco) and/or cannabis and selected demographic factors. Results: Ever-use of nicotine was associated with a 13-fold increase in the likelihood of having ever used cannabis. Among those who reported cannabis use, 96.4% had also used nicotine. While initiation in adolescence was most common, 27.1% of those who use nicotine and 34.9% of those who use cannabis initiated during emerging adulthood. Among regular users of nicotine, 41.5% began regular use in emerging adulthood. Conclusions: These findings underscore the continued susceptibility of emerging adults to initiation of these substances. Co-use of nicotine and cannabis is an understudied phenomenon in emerging adults with significant potential to cause harm and should be a public health priority.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	973-981
Número de páginas	9
Publicación	Public Health Nursing
Volumen	39
N.º	5
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13094
Estado	Published - sept 1 2022

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The authors would like to thank Dr. Joshua Lile of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine for assisting with the development of the idea for this study. Data for this study are publicly available from the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study Public Use Files at https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36498. The first author's time was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under award number T32DA035200. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. The authors would like to thank Dr. Joshua Lile of the University of Kentucky College of Medicine for assisting with the development of the idea for this study. Data for this study are publicly available from the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive, Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study Public Use Files at https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR36498 . The first author's time was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under award number T32DA035200. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

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University of Kentucky College of Medicine
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Author National Institute on Drug Abuse DA031791 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse DA006634 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA026117 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA028162 Elizabeth G Pitts National Institute of General Medical Sciences GM102773 Elizabeth G Pitts Peter McManus Charitable Trust Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse	T32DA035200

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