Getting Higher: Co-Occurring Drug Use Among Marijuana-Using Emerging Adults

The most widely used illicit drug in the United States continues to be marijuana, and its use among emerging adults continues to increase. Marijuana use can result in a range of negative consequences and has been associated with other drug use in adolescents and emerging adults. This study examined...

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Published in:Journal of addictive diseases 2014-07, Vol.33 (3), p.202-209
Main Authors: Tzilos, Golfo K., Reddy, Madhavi K., Caviness, Celeste M., Anderson, Bradley J., Stein, Michael D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol Abuse
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
cannabis
Cocaine
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug Abuse
Drug addiction
Drug addictions
Drug use
emerging adults
Ethnicity
Humans
illicit drug use
Illicit Drugs
Marijuana
Marijuana Smoking - epidemiology
Marijuana Smoking - psychology
Massachusetts - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Opiates
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Regression Analysis
Rhode Island - epidemiology
Smoking - epidemiology
Stimulants
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Teenagers
Toxicology
United States of America
Vulnerability
Young Adult
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Summary:The most widely used illicit drug in the United States continues to be marijuana, and its use among emerging adults continues to increase. Marijuana use can result in a range of negative consequences and has been associated with other drug use in adolescents and emerging adults. This study examined the relationship between marijuana use frequency and the use of six other drug classes (opiates, cocaine, stimulants, hallucinogens, inhalants, and sleep medications) among emerging adults. A cross-sectional interview design was used with a community sample of 1,075 emerging adults in the northeastern United States. Using logistic regression analysis controlling for age, ethnicity, gender, and frequency of binge alcohol, daily marijuana use was found to be associated with a significant increase in the expected odds of opiate, cocaine, stimulant, hallucinogen, inhalant, and tobacco use. The findings identify a subgroup of emerging adult marijuana users-those who use daily-that may be vulnerable to additional negative consequences associated with polysubstance use.
ISSN:1055-0887
1545-0848
1545-0848
DOI:10.1080/10550887.2014.950024