Prevalence of depressive symptoms and cannabis use among adult cigarette smokers in Canada: cross-sectional findings from the 2020 International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Canada Smoking and Vaping Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Tobacco smoking and cannabis use are independently associated with depression, and evidence suggests that people who use both tobacco and cannabis (co-consumers) are more likely to report mental health problems, greater nicotine dependence and alcohol misuse than those who use either product exclusively. We examined prevalence of cannabis use and depressive symptoms among Canadian adults who smoke cigarettes and tested whether co-consumers of cannabis and tobacco were more likely to report depressive symptoms than cigarette-only smokers; we also tested whether cigarette-only smokers and co-consumers differed on cigarette dependence measures, motivation to quit smoking and risky alcohol use by the presence or absence of depressive symptoms.

Methods

We analyzed cros

SUBMITTER: Gravely S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10270656 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature