Association Between Electronic Cigarette Use and Marijuana Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Use of electronic cigarettes (often called e-cigarettes) has increased considerably among young people in the past 5 years. Use of e-cigarettes has been associated with higher rates of marijuana use, which is associated with several adverse health outcomes in youth.

Objective

To characterize and quantify the association between e-cigarette and marijuana use among youth using a meta-analysis.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science & ProQuest Dissertations and Theses were searched from inception to October 2018. A gray-literature search was also conducted on conference abstracts, government reports, and other sources.

Study selection

Included studies compared rates of marijuana use among youth aged 10 to 24 years who had used e-cigarettes vs t

SUBMITTER: Chadi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6692686 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature