Perceived racial and social class discrimination and cannabis involvement among Black youth and young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The current study examines the association of perceived racial and social class discrimination with cannabis involvement among Black youth and young adults.

Methods

This secondary analysis used data from the Missouri Family Study (MOFAM), a high-risk longitudinal family study of alcohol use disorder, oversampled for Black families. Offspring (n = 806) and their mothers were interviewed by telephone. Cox proportional hazards regression analyzes were used to examine associations of racial and social class discrimination (experienced by offspring and their mothers) with offspring cannabis involvement. Two stages of cannabis involvement were analyzed: timing of 1) initiation and 2) transition from initiation to first cannabis use disorder (CUD) symptom.

Results

SUBMITTER: Ahuja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10228548 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature