Vaping cannabis among adolescents: prevalence and associations with tobacco use from a cross-sectional study in the USA.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous research suggests that some adolescents are using e-cigarette devices to vaporise ('vaping') cannabis in the form of hash oil, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) wax or oil, or dried cannabis buds or leaves. However, it is unclear how adolescents who vape cannabis use other tobacco products. This study examined the extent to which adolescents reported ever vaping cannabis and investigated how demographic variables and tobacco behaviours were associated with use.

Design

We used cross-sectional data from adolescents (total response rate 64.5%) who participated in the 2017 North Carolina Youth Tobacco Survey. SAS logistic regression survey procedures were used to account for the complex survey design and sampling weights.

Setting

North Carolina, USA.

Partic

SUBMITTER: Kowitt SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585821 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature