Examining Use and Dual Use of Tobacco Products and Marijuana among Minnesota Adults.
Thursday, July 15, 2021
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Boyle
RG, Sharma E, Lauten K, D'Silva J, St Claire AW.
Examining Use and Dual Use
of Tobacco Products and Marijuana among Minnesota Adults.
Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Jul 9:1-7. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1936049. Epub
ahead of print. PMID: 34243692.
Background.
An increasing number of states are legalizing the medicinal and/or recreational
use of marijuana. Adult perceptions of harm have decreased and marijuana use
has increased. This is in contrast to declining cigarette smoking. In this
article we examine independent use and dual use of marijuana and tobacco
products.
Methods.
Data are from the 2018 Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey (N = 6055). Estimates
were calibrated on sex, race, location, and education from the American
Community Survey.
Results.
In 2018, 15.4% of adults smoked cigarettes in the past 30 days, 7.6% used
marijuana and 6.0%, 3.0%, and 1.1% used e-cigarettes, cigars, and waterpipe,
respectively. Use of marijuana and cigarettes was 3.3% and use of marijuana and
e-cigarettes was 2.2%. Among past 30-day marijuana users, 89.7% smoked it as a
joint, blunt, or in waterpipes, 22.1% vaped it in an e-cigarette or a vaping
device. Across multinomial regression models, marijuana use and dual use with
tobacco products was more likely among males, younger age groups, and African
Americans.
Conclusions.
As policies to expand the sale and use of marijuana are considered, states
should anticipate the need to monitor trends and to plan surveys of sufficient
sample size with specific questions on marijuana use. Understanding the
proportion of the population that uses both marijuana and tobacco has
implications for prevention and treatment of both substances.
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