Marijuana use among adolescent multiple tobacco product users and unique risks of dual tobacco and marijuana use

There is growing recognition of the high co-occurrence between tobacco and marijuana use (Agrawal et al., 2012; Berg et al., 2015; Enofe et al., 2014; Pinsker et al., 2013; Schauer et al., 2016; Sutfin et al., 2012; White et al., 2015; Yates et al., 2014). Tobacco use typically precedes marijuana use (Beenstock and Rahav, 2002; Kandel and Kandel, 2015), implicating tobacco use as a risk factor for marijuana use. Nearly half of high school students report having tried a tobacco product (Arrazola et al., 2014), and adolescents with even infrequent tobacco use demonstrate symptoms of nicotine dependence (Apelberg et al., 2014; Caraballo et al., 2009).

Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - May 31, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Kim Pulvers, Cliff Ridenour, Anna Woodcock, Micah J. Savin, Gabriel Holguin, Sharon Hamill, Devan R. Romero Tags: Full length article Source Type: research