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Newest firstThis study examined associations between race-based discrimination and substance use among a predominantly minority sample of male youth, ages 13-19, residing in under-resourced neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Youth completed in-person, anonymous electronic surveys about their lifetime experiences with race-based discrimination and past 30-day tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use. Logistic regression mod…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with adolescent substance use. However, the influence of individual ACEs after controlling for concurrent ACEs is understudied. Methods: Using longitudinal data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (n = 3200), we evaluated binary logistic models to test associations from 11 individual ACEs at ages 3-9 (physical abuse; emotional abuse;…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction There is growing recognition that social determinants of health (SDOH) shape health behaviors in powerful ways. Given that risky substance use remains a persistent public health problem, the relationship between SDOH and substance use merits investigation. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between various social determinants of health (SDOH) with binge drinking, daily tobacco…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Substance use among university students is a growing public health concern, particularly in sociocultural contexts where reporting may be constrained by sociocultural stigma. National data on substance use patterns and determinants among university students in Saudi Arabia remain limited. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and determinants of substance use among a multi-regional sample of univ…
Background Over 60% of permanent supportive housing (PSH) residents smoke cigarettes, and over 50% use cannabis. Co-use of tobacco and cannabis may be linked with other substance use. We explored attitudes toward tobacco-free and cannabis-free policies among PSH residents who smoked cigarettes, co-used tobacco and cannabis, or other substances. Methods Between 2022 and 2024, we recruited 400 PSH residents who smok…
The California Department of Education (CDE) has operated the statewide, school-based, Tobacco-Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Program since 1989. Evaluating the impact of such a program is challenging in a real-world context, where multiple tobacco prevention activities have been ongoing for years and occur simultaneously. This study aimed to determine how TUPE funding was distributed geographically and whether i…
Tobacco and cannabis use are prevalent among adults with HIV and co-use is associated with drug dependence and negative health outcomes such as lung disease. This study examined the co-use of tobacco and cannabis by HIV status overall and by sociodemographics. Data came from the adult sample from the 2021-2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Adjusted multinomial logistic regressions were performed on tobac…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Emotional problems have been associated with substance use, yet longitudinal research examining this relationship during childhood and adolescence in large, diverse, community-based samples remains limited. Aims This study investigates the prospective associations between three emotional problems-hopelessness, depression, and suicide attempts-before ages 9-10 and the subsequent initiation of tobacco and…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction Blunt and hemp wraps, as a means of consuming cannabis, have emerged into the retail space where the prevalence has been increasing since 2017. There is limited epidemiological research on the prevalence of use of these products across the U.S. particularly among young adults who are at greater risk of tobacco and cannabis use. Methods This study draws from a U.S. national representative sample of you…
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 ↗Introduction Suicidal behavior among medical students is a significant concern, requiring a thorough understanding of effective intervention and prevention strategies. This study aimed to generate a situational diagnosis and establish the risk factors associated with suicidal behavior among medical students. Methods In a cross-sectional cohort design, we surveyed 688 medical students in Zacatecas, Mexico, employin…
Introduction Tobacco and other substance co-use has not been examined in adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors. We compared the prevalence of past-month co-use of tobacco+cannabis, alcohol and illicit drugs between AYAs with and without a cancer history and considered associations between co-use and nicotine dependence in AYA cancer survivors who use tobacco, exploring if past-year major depression mod…
Background The influence of socioeconomic disparities and multidimensional stressors on youth tobacco and marijuana use is recognized; however, the extent of these effects varies among different racial groups. Understanding the racial differences in the factors influencing substance use is crucial for developing tailored interventions aimed at reducing disparities in tobacco and marijuana use among adolescents. Ai…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background The impact of multiple substance use on the risk of pancreatitis remains underexplored. Objective To systematically review peer-reviewed observational studies assessing the association of multiple substance use with the risk of acute pancreatitis (AP) or chronic pancreatitis (CP) in adults. Design We conducted a systematic review informed by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-A…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction Tobacco and cannabis are commonly co-used (i.e., used concurrently or co-administered) but rarely 'co-addressed' and few co-use interventions exist. Young adulthood presents a key age for intervening in substance use, therefore understanding young adults' perspective is crucial, but little is known about how they understand or experience co-use. This study aimed to explore factors influencing co-use a…
Open article record in new tab ↗Importance It is unclear whether cannabis use is associated with adverse health outcomes in patients with COVID-19 when accounting for known risk factors, including tobacco use. Objective To examine whether cannabis and tobacco use are associated with adverse health outcomes from COVID-19 in the context of other known risk factors. Design, setting, and participants This retrospective cohort study used electronic h…
Open article record in new tab ↗There is undoubtedly an alarmingly rising trend of substance use among older adults. This has necessitated a paradigm shift in healthcare and propelled strategies aimed at effective prevention and screening. Age-related physiological changes, such as diminished metabolism and increased substance sensitivity, make older adults particularly vulnerable to adverse effects of substances. This not only has adverse psych…
Background The initiation of substance use during adolescence is a significant public health concern with long-term implications. Structural and environmental factors, such as community-level crime statistics related to drug offenses, are often assumed to influence the likelihood of substance use among youth. However, the relationship between these environmental crime indicators and early substance use initiation…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background To explore at what age youth start using tobacco and/or nicotine products, which product is used first, product initiation sequences, and whether some socio-demographic characteristics are associated with substance use initiation. Methods Data were collected from an online questionnaire disseminated through social media and professional partners, targeting youth aged 14-25 in French-speaking Switzerland…
Introduction Although the use of illicit drugs is common among young people, limited data exists on the use of illicit drugs among adolescent boys and young men (ABYM). We assessed the use of tobacco, marijuana and khat among ABYM to inform the design of harm-reduction interventions. Methods This secondary analysis uses data from a formative study conducted among 2,500 ABYM across the five divisions of Kampala bet…
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