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Newest firstObjectiveSexual violence can lead to significant health impacts, including higher risk of substance use. This study examines the association between lifetime experiences of sexual violence and substance use in a large nation-wide sample of French adults.MethodsData were drawn from the 2017 Health Barometer, a cross-sectional survey of 25,319 French adults aged 18–75, conducted in Mainland France between January an…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective The current study is to examine the association between GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use and suicide attempt risk in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), including those with comorbid cannabis use disorder (CUD). Methods We conducted a retrospective study using the TriNetX Research Network. Adults aged 30-85 years with a diagnosis of T2DM were categorized by GLP-1 RA exposure and CUD so…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective Characterize symptoms observed among people using nicotine and/or cannabis compared to non-users using an institutional respiratory illness symptom checker. Methods Cross-sectional study (April 2020-August 2021) using University of California San Francisco (UCSF) COVID-19 & Flu Symptom Checker online self-triage tool measuring current tobacco and cannabis use, symptom prevalence and associations with sel…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increasingly prevalent in the United States, yet long-term health consequences remain poorly defined. Oral cancer is plausible given shared carcinogens between cannabis and tobacco. This study assessed associations between CUD and five-year oral cancer risk in a large clinical cohort. Methods This retrospective cohort study analyzed clinical records from the University of C…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objectives The prevalence of alcohol use among adolescents in Croatia is high. The aim of this study was to determine the age and circumstances of first alcohol and drug consumption among adolescents. Methods An online questionnaire survey was conducted among final-year high school students in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, between June 6 and December 28, 2020. Statistical analyses were performed using chi-square…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective To assess heterogeneity in marijuana use among adolescent Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) subgroups. Methods AAPI high school students (n = 31,071) participating in the 2019-2020 California Student Tobacco Survey were categorized by race/ethnicity and examined for ever and current (past-30-day) marijuana use. Descriptive statistics were used to describe marijuana use and harm perceptions by su…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background and objectives Secondhand tobacco smoke is associated with worsening asthma symptoms among children. However, the relationship between secondhand marijuana smoke and asthma symptoms among youth has not been examined. This study compares the prevalence of secondhand tobacco and marijuana smoke exposure, overall and by asthma status, among middle and high school students. Methods The study assessed partic…
Open article record in new tab ↗Cannabis use is common in young adulthood, yet little is known about the prevalence and patterns of multi-modal (i.e., use of more than one mode) cannabis use. Objective We aimed to (1) determine the past 30-day prevalence of five modes (smoke, vape, edible, dab, other) of cannabis use, (2) describe the prevalence of multi-modal cannabis use (single vs. dual vs. poly-modal), and (3) identify socio-demographic corr…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objectives To determine the proportion of online vape shops that offer derived cannabinoid products in a large metropolitan area (San Diego, California), measure their compliance with state hemp regulations, and estimate whether these shops receive more website traffic compared to those that offered nicotine or tobacco. Methods We obtained vape shops (n = 109) using browser-based (i.e., Google Search) and map-base…
Open article record in new tab ↗Highlights•The use of e-cigarettes in combination with other tobacco products among youth is not uncommon.•Sole e-cigarette, dual and poly users of tobacco products had a higher prevalence of substance misuse than nonusers.•Dual and poly users were more likely to engage in substance misuse than sole e-cigarette users.•These findings highlight the clustering of tobacco use with substance misuse and emphasize the ne…
Open article record in new tab ↗Highlights•COVID-19 vaccine uptake was significantly lower among people who use drugs (PWUD), especially those reporting methamphetamine and fentanyl use.•Besides substance use, lower vaccine uptake was associated with younger age and belief in vaccine misinformation.•As new COVID-19 vaccines become necessary strategies to engage PWUD will be necessary. ObjectiveWe describe the prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine uptak…
Open article record in new tab ↗The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) is increasing among young adults. However, there are few studies regarding predictors of ENDS initiation in tobacco-naive young adults. Identifying the risk and protective factors of ENDS initiation that are specific to tobacco-naive young adults will enable the creation of targeted policies and prevention programs. This study used machine learning (ML) to cre…
Nicotine and cannabis vaping has increased over the past several years. While patterns of cigarette and cannabis co-use are well-documented, less is known about the intersection between nicotine and cannabis vaping, especially among adults. Thus, we categorized nicotine and cannabis vaping among adults (18+) who currently (past 30-day) used electronic vapor products (EVPs) from Wave 4 of the Population Assessment…
Open article record in new tab ↗Highlights•23% of the youth reported suicide ideation in the past year.•Suicide ideation was higher among those victimized by bullying.•Suicide ideation was also higher with reported anxiety, or poor subjective health.•Poor health did not play a role between victimization and suicide ideation. The issues associated with mental health, substance misuse, and suicide ideation are complex and sensitive among youth. We…
Open article record in new tab ↗The primary objective of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of positive tests for alcohol and drugs during roadside testing or after road accidents among drivers in the Brittany region of France. The study's secondary objective was to describe the blood concentrations of the substances found during these tests, in order to provide a scientific basis for the establishment or modification of legislative…
African American (AA) men experience more than twice the prostate cancer mortality as White men yet are under-represented in academic research involving prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a biomarker of prostate cancer aggressiveness. We examined the impact of self-reported tobacco (cigarette pack-years and current tobacco use including e-cigarettes) and current regular marijuana use on serum PSA level based on clin…
Open article record in new tab ↗To evaluate the consistency of the relationship between early drug use in adolescence and illegal drug use in adulthood as proposed in the "gateway theory" and to determine whether pre-existing depressive symptoms modifies this relationship. We used contractual data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult health data spanning a 14 year period. We assessed the relationship between gateway drugs…
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