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Newest firstRationale Widespread legalization of cannabis in the US in recent years has coincided with increasing use of alcohol and cannabis at the same time. Cannabis is thought to confer synergistic effects on alcohol intoxication, and the potential for increased cognitive impairment is a concern. Most prior co-administration studies have relied on low-THC cannabis, limiting generalizability to real-world consumption of hi…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objective Alcohol and cannabis co-use is the most common form of polysubstance use in the U.S. Some evidence suggests that there is an association between cannabis use and reduced alcohol consumption, however data on this topic are mixed. Further research is needed to elucidate the individual factors that determine whether cannabis substitutes for alcohol. Method This study is an exploratory analysis of data from…
Open article record in new tab ↗Alcohol use is common in the U.S., with 10.9 % of adults meeting criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD) in 2023. Co-use of alcohol and cannabis is also widespread and is associated with increased alcohol-related harms. Few studies have examined how different co-use patterns, such as simultaneous (same day use with overlapping effects) versus concurrent (same day use without overlapping effects) use affect alcohol…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction Increasing cannabis legalization raises concerns that the use of tobacco, frequently used with cannabis, will also increase. This study investigated the association between the legal status of cannabis in places of residence and the prevalence of cannabis and tobacco co-use, simultaneous use, and mixing by comparing the prevalence among adults in Canada (prior to cannabis legalization) vs. adults in U…
Open article record in new tab ↗Increases in cannabis use among young people has heightened concern about the potential interactive health effects of cannabis with other drugs. We examined the longitudinal association between concurrent and simultaneous (SAM) co-use of alcohol and cannabis in young adulthood on mental health symptoms, substance use behaviors, and substance-related harms two years later. Data were drawn from Time 5 (T5; n = 464;…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction Many young adults report frequent co-use of alcohol and marijuana, with some individuals engaging in simultaneous use (SAM; use of both substances within the same occasion resulting in an overlap of their effects) and others in concurrent use (CAM; use of both substances during a similar time period [e.g., past 30 days] but not within the same occasion). Emerging work demonstrates that SAM relative to…
Open article record in new tab ↗The combined use of cannabis and tobacco is frequent in Europe. Few studies have nonetheless explored this pattern of consumption and its relationship with academic achievement in Spanish population. The aim of the present study was to analyze (1) the frequency of four patterns of polydrug use the last year (non-dual users of cannabis and tobacco; concurrent users: cannabis and tobacco separately; simultaneous use…
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