E-Cigarette and Cigarette Use Among U.S. Adolescents: Longitudinal Associations With Marijuana Use and Perceptions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Researchers have shown a connection between e-cigarette use and subsequent cigarette use. This study prospectively examines the connection between e-cigarette use and marijuana use.

Methods

This study used data from the Monitoring the Future panel study of 12th graders in 2014 who were followed up 1 year later (n=305). Past-30-day marijuana use and perceived riskiness of marijuana use for 12th graders who used neither e-cigarettes nor cigarettes (78.6%), only e-cigarettes (10.3%), and cigarettes (with or without e-cigarettes; 11.1%) were compared. Data was analyzed in 2019.

Results

At baseline, 40.1% of e-cigarette only users, 48.8% of cigarette users, and 13.2% of nonusers reported past-30-day marijuana use at baseline. E-cigarette only users were less l

SUBMITTER: Evans-Polce RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7246140 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature