Digital media use and subsequent cannabis and tobacco product use initiation among adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital media engagement, such as browsing the internet or social media posting, may be associated with cannabis and tobacco product use initiation among adolescents. Whether certain digital media exposure confers greater - or reduced - risk for specific cannabis or tobacco products is unknown.

Methods

Adolescents completed surveys on digital media and substance use every 6 months from 2015 to 2017 (4 waves). Self-reported digital media use (14 items) was classified into six subcategories (e.g., "social media posting," "reading news/articles & browsing photos"). Random-effect repeated-measures regression models examined the association of exposure to each digital media subcategory with subsequent cannabis or tobacco product use initiation in the next 6 months, amo

SUBMITTER: Kelleghan AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780898 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature