Same-day use of cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis among sexual minority and heterosexual young adult smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Sexual minority (SM) young adults have higher rates of substance use than heterosexuals, but little is known about daily use of multiple substances, which confer numerous health risks for this population. Using daily diary data from a smartphone-based study, we examined the associations between sexual identity (i.e., SM vs. heterosexual) and patterns of same-day multiple substance use (i.e., cigarettes and alcohol, cigarettes and cannabis, alcohol and cannabis, and all 3 substances).

Method

Young adult smokers (N = 147, aged 18-26, 51.7% female, 41.5% SM, 40.8% White) reported consecutive daily assessments on substance use over 30 days. We used generalized estimating equations to examine associations between sexual identity and patterns of same-day multiple substan

SUBMITTER: Nguyen N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887119 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature