Adolescent cannabis and tobacco use are associated with opioid use in young adulthood-12-year longitudinal study in an urban cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Cannabis, tobacco and alcohol use are prevalent among youth in the United States and may be risk factors for opioid use. The current study aimed at investigating associations between developmental trajectories of cannabis, tobacco and alcohol use in adolescence and opioid use in young adulthood in an urban cohort over the span of 12 years.

Design

Cohort study of adolescents originally recruited for a randomized prevention trial with yearly assessments into young adulthood.

Setting

Nine urban elementary schools in Baltimore, MD in the United States.

Participants

Participants (n = 583, 86.8% African American, 54.7% male) were originally recruited as first grade students.

Measurements

Cannabis, tobacco and alcohol use were assessed annua

SUBMITTER: Thrul J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7855765 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature