Clearing the air: Heightened perception of harm from secondhand cannabis smoke exposure is associated with no in-home cannabis smoking in a 21-country convenience sample.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As countries adopt more lenient cannabis use policies, perception of harm from secondhand cannabis smoke (SHCS) exposure is decreasing and most cannabis smoking is taking place at home. We quantified the relationship of reported in-home cannabis smoking with perceived harm from SHCS exposure.

Methods

The analytic sample comprised 28,154 adult respondents, from 21 countries, to the annual cross-sectional Global Drug Survey (2021) of users of licit or illicit drugs. Respondents reported perception of harm to non-smoking residents from SHCS exposure and past 30-day cannabis smoking in the home by anyone. Logistic regression estimated covariate-adjusted odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals of in-home cannabis smoking (yes/no). The association between harm percepti

SUBMITTER: Tripathi O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11867220 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature