Daily heavy and binge vaping is associated with higher alcohol and cannabis co-use
Author | Al-Hamdani, Mohammed |
Author | Davidson, Myles |
Author | McArthur, Jennifer L. |
Available date | 2023-11-14T06:59:38Z |
Publication Date | 2023-01-01 |
Publication Name | Addiction Research and Theory |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2023.2200247 |
Citation | Al-Hamdani, M., Davidson, M., & McArthur, J. L. (2023). Daily heavy and binge vaping is associated with higher alcohol and cannabis co-use. Addiction Research & Theory, 1-7. |
ISSN | 16066359 |
Abstract | The associations between vaping in young people and alcohol and cannabis co-use remain understudied. The current study examined the effect of vaping frequency on past 30-day alcohol and cannabis use. Using an online survey, regular vapers (N = 1328, aged 16–24) from Canada responded to a demographic and vaping questionnaire and provided information regarding e-cigarette use and alcohol and cannabis co-use. A k-means cluster analysis was used to segment users based on vaping frequency, and a one-way MANOVA tested vaper cluster membership effects on past 30-day alcohol and cannabis use. Pairwise comparisons measured specific mean differences, and crosstabulation with Bonferroni tests examined demographic differences among clusters. Vaper cluster membership had a significant effect on past 30-day alcohol and cannabis use. Daily heavy and binge vapers had higher rates of past 30-day alcohol and cannabis use. Non-daily light vapers were less likely to share their vape and more likely to have never owned a vape. Non-daily light vapers were less likely to use high nicotine concentrations. High vaping frequency places its users at risk for higher alcohol and cannabis use and high-risk vaping behavior. Nicotine caps, among other policies, may be key in reducing high vaping frequency and its negative consequences. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
Subject | alcohol cannabis E-cigarettes vaping frequency young adults youth |
Type | Article |
Pagination | 1-7 |
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