Prevalence of Cannabis Use in Electronic Cigarettes among US Youth.
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Katrina F. Trivers, Elyse Phillips, Andrea S. Gentzke, Michael A. Tynan, and Linda J. Neff.
Prevalence of Cannabis Use in Electronic Cigarettes among US Youth.
JAMA Pediatr. Published online September 17, 2018. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1920
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the most commonly used tobacco product among US youth. Cannabis and other substances can be used in e-cigarettes; in 2015, approximately one-third of US middle and high school students reported using e-cigarettes with nonnicotine substances. Shifts in social acceptability and access to cannabis could occur as several states consider legalized cannabis sales for adults. Given the high concurrent use of tobacco and other substances, it is important to monitor the substances youth use in e-cigarettes. Previous research has assessed e-cigarette cannabis use among students in select grades, but no study, to our knowledge, has assessed use among students more broadly, particularly middle school students. This study estimates the national prevalence of self-reported cannabis use in e-cigarettes among US middle and high school students.
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