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ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS
卷 131, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107336
关键词
Marijuana; Cannabis; Substance use; Adolescents and young adults; Perception
资金
- NIH/National Cancer Institute [1P50CA180890]
- Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products from the NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) [U54 HL147127]
- Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products from the California Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program [T31FT1564]
- Stanford University
- Mary Gallo Endowed Postdoctoral Fellowship Fund
This study examines the perceived risks and benefits of four cannabis products among adolescents and young adults. The results indicate that combustible cannabis and blunts are perceived to have the highest risks, but also the most benefits. Ever cannabis users perceive less risks and greater benefits compared to never users.
Introduction: Cannabis use patterns among adolescents and young adults (AYAs) have changed recently, with increasing use of non-combustible cannabis products. Little is known about perceived risks or benefits related to non-combustible products (e.g., vaporized and edible cannabis). We examined whether AYAs' perceived risks and benefits differ across four cannabis products, and by use status. Methods: We conducted a survey of 433 California AYAs (M-age = 18.9 years old, 66.5% females) during 2017-2018. We compared a variety of perceived risks and benefits corresponding to short-term and long-term use of each product (combustible, blunt, vaporized, and edible cannabis), and between ever and never users. Results: Participants perceived combustible cannabis and blunts conferred the greatest risk for short-term (bad cough, trouble catching breath) and long-term (lung disease, oral and lung cancer, and heart attack) health outcomes and short-term social risks (friends upset, getting into trouble). These products were also perceived to have greater short-term and long-term benefits (i.e., reducing mental health problems) than vaporized and edible cannabis. The most common perceived risks were get into trouble and become addicted. The most common benefits were feel high or buzzed and feel less anxious. Ever cannabis users perceived less risks and greater benefits related to cannabis use than never users. Conclusions: AYAs differentially perceived risks and benefits related to use of four cannabis products. Public health and education efforts should address both perceived and real risks and benefits of specific cannabis products to prevent cannabis use among AYAs.
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