Use of Electronic Cigarettes Among Cannabis-Naive Adolescents and Its Association With Future Cannabis Use.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has been reported to increase the likelihood of future cigarette smoking among adolescents. The prospective association between e-cigarette use and cannabis use has been less clear, especially in recent years.

Objective

To examine the association between e-cigarette use among cannabis-naive adolescents and cannabis use 1 year later.

Design, setting, and participants

The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, a nationally representative cohort study, uses a 4-stage, stratified probability sample design to select participants aged 12 years or older from the US civilian, noninstitutionalized population. This study sample included 9828 cannabis-naive adolescents at the baseline survey who participated in

SUBMITTER: Sun R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9308048 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature