Social and substance use correlates of adult hookah use, 2016

• Published in: Addictive behaviors 2018-04, Vol.79, p.39-44
• Main Authors: Abudayyeh, Haneen S., Glasser, Allison M., Johnson, Amanda L., Cohn, Amy M., Wagener, Theodore L., Mays, Darren, Villanti, Andrea C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Adults; Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology; Alcohols; Cannabis; Cigarette Smoking - epidemiology; Female; Health risks; Hookah; Humans; Male; Marijuana Use - epidemiology; Smoking; Social Identification; Social smoking; Substance use; Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology; Tobacco; United States - epidemiology; Vaping - epidemiology; Water Pipe Smoking - epidemiology; Waterpipe; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0306-4603; 1873-6327; 1873-6327
• DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.12.011

Hookah prevalence has been increasing in U.S. adults. This study examines correlates and frequency of hookah use in a national sample of U.S. adults (18–44years). Data were drawn from Wave 10 (October 2016) respondents aged 18–44years from the Truth Initiative Young Adult Cohort Study (n=4085). Weighted bivariate analyses were used to estimate correlates and frequency of hookah use, and differences between past 30-day and non-current hookah users on social and substance use (alcohol, marijuana, and other drugs) correlates. Twenty percent of the sample ever used hookah, and 2% used hookah in the past 30days. Compared to never users and non-current users, a significantly greater proportion of ever and past 30-day hookah users reported past 30-day e-cigarette, tobacco, and substance use (p's