Cigarette dependence is more prevalent and increasing among US adolescents and adults who use cannabis, 2002-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Significance

Cannabis use is increasing among cigarette smokers. If cannabis use is associated with cigarette dependence, a barrier to smoking cessation, this could have public health implications for tobacco control. The current study estimated the prevalence of cigarette dependence among US individuals who smoke cigarettes by cannabis use status, and investigated trends in cigarette dependence from 2002 to 2019 among cigarette smokers by cannabis use status and cigarette consumption (ie, cigarettes per day, CPD).

Methods

Data were drawn from the 2002-2019 annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health and included US individuals aged 12+ years who used cigarettes at least once in the past month (n=231 572). Logistic regression was used to estimate the prevalence of cigarett

SUBMITTER: Weinberger AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9124735 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature