Marijuana Use, Recent Marijuana Initiation, and Progression to Marijuana Use Disorder Among Young Male and Female Adolescents Aged 12-14 Living in US Households

Marijuana initiation during adolescence, and early adolescence in particular, is associated with adverse health consequences. Our study used 2005-2014 data from the annual, cross-sectional National Survey on Drug Use and Health to study the prevalence and correlates of marijuana initiation, use, and...

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Published in:Substance abuse : research and treatment 2017-06, Vol.2017 (11), p.1178221817711159-1178221817711159
Main Authors: man-Hoffman, Valerie L, Glasheen, Cristie, Batts, Kathryn R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child development
Development and progression
Drug addiction
Drug use
Ethnicity
Gender differences
Hispanic people
Households
Intervention
Juvenile drug abuse
Marijuana
Original Research
Physical fitness
Prevention
Public health
Smoking
Studies
Substance abuse treatment
Substance use disorder
Surveys
Teenage girls
Teenagers
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Summary:Marijuana initiation during adolescence, and early adolescence in particular, is associated with adverse health consequences. Our study used 2005-2014 data from the annual, cross-sectional National Survey on Drug Use and Health to study the prevalence and correlates of marijuana initiation, use, and marijuana use disorder (MUD; abuse or dependence) among 12- to 14-year olds living in civilian US households (n = 84 954). Examined correlates included age, sex, race/ethnicity, poverty status, metropolitan status, year of survey, depression, tobacco use, alcohol use, and fighting at school. Sex differences in the correlates of lifetime use and past year marijuana initiation were tested via interaction. Lifetime prevalence of marijuana use was 5.5%; 3.2% reported past year initiation. About 1 in 6 (16.8%) past year initiates progressed to MUD within 12 months of first use. Although men had higher prevalence of lifetime use than women, past year initiation did not differ by sex. On examining the sex*race/ethnicity interaction effects, findings determined that non-Hispanic black and Hispanic men had higher prevalence estimates of ever using marijuana and incidence of past year initiation as compared with non-Hispanic white men; these race/ethnicity differences were not found among women. Identifying correlates of initiation and progression to MUD among young adolescents is critical to improve prevention and treatment program targets.
ISSN:1178-2218
1178-2218
DOI:10.1177/1178221817711159