Marijuana Use and Counseling Implications for Young Adults Across Ethnicities

Abstract Background This study aimed to describe the status of alcohol consumption and drug use among young adults as well as their determinants. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study of 356 young adults (aged 18 to 24 years) living in Palau in 2013. The prevalence of self-reported alcohol and marijuana usage were compared within and between sexes, age groups, ethnicities, and education levels. Results The proportion of current drinking was higher in people aged 21–24 than in those aged 18–20 (73.2% vs. 60.9%, p = 0.09 in men and 48.3% vs. 30.0%, p = 0.02 in women), while that of marijuana use did not differ between the age groups. The proportions of current drinking and marijuana use were higher in Palauan than in other ethnicities (current drinking: 70.6% vs. 40.6%, p = 0.005 in men and 38.8% vs. 16.6%, p = 0.04 in women; lifetime marijuana use: 80.0% vs. 52.9%, p = 0.02 in men and 56.1% vs. 30.6%, p = 0.09 in women). The proportion of frequent (3 times or more) marijuana users was higher for the lower educated than for the higher educated (62.5% vs. 32.1%, p < 0.001 in men and 33.9% vs. 24.4%, p = 0.12 in women). Conclusions Sex, age, ethnicity, and education were significant determinants of alcohol and marijuana use.

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Mode of Marijuana Use among Young Adults: Perceptions, Use Profiles, and Future Use

Substance Use & Misuse ◽

10.1080/10826084.2021.1949724 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Katelyn F. Romm ◽

Carly D. West ◽

Carla J. Berg

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Marijuana Use

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Examining problematic marijuana use among marijuana-using young adults

Drug and Alcohol Dependence ◽

10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.08.596 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 171 ◽

pp. e218 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carolyn F. Wong ◽

Ellen Iverson ◽

Stephen E. Lankenau

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Marijuana Use

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Marijuana use patterns and sleep among community-based young adults

Journal of Addictive Diseases ◽

10.1080/10550887.2015.1132986 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 35 (2) ◽

pp. 135-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Deirdre A. Conroy ◽

Megan E. Kurth ◽

David R. Strong ◽

Kirk J. Brower ◽

Michael D. Stein

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Community Based ◽

Use Patterns

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Supplemental Material for Examining Daily Associations Between Mental Health Symptoms and Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use and Consequences Among Young Adults

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors ◽

10.1037/adb0000791.supp ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Young Adults ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Mental Health Symptoms ◽

Health Symptoms

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Residential Mobility, Transience, Depression, and Marijuana Use Initiation Among Adolescents and Young Adults

Substance Abuse Research and Treatment ◽

10.1177/1178221817711415 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 117822181771141 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Cristie Glasheen ◽

Valerie L Forman-Hoffman ◽

Jason Williams

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Residential Mobility ◽

High Mobility ◽

School Personnel ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Young Adolescents ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

The Past

Marijuana use initiation is associated with numerous health and behavioral consequences, particularly among young adolescents. Finding easily identifiable risk markers for marijuana initiation is an important step for targeting primary and secondary prevention efforts. This study used data from the 2010-2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to evaluate the association between residential mobility (no mobility, low mobility, high mobility [ie, transience]), and major depressive episode(s) (MDE) on marijuana initiation among adolescents (12-17) and young adults (18-20). Age-stratified logistic regression models indicated that among 12- to 13-year-old adolescents, mobility in the past 5 years and past year MDE have a multiplicative effect on the odds of past year marijuana initiation. Among adolescents aged 14 to 15 years, both mobility and MDE were independently associated with marijuana initiation, but there was no interaction. Among older adolescents (aged 16-17 years), only transience (⩾3 moves in the past 5 years) was associated with marijuana use initiation, and although MDE was significantly associated with marijuana initiation, there was no interaction with mobility. Among young adults, mobility was not associated with marijuana initiation. Residential mobility among young adolescents is an easily identifiable risk marker that may serve as an indicator for physical and mental health professionals, school personnel, and parents to use in targeting both depression and marijuana prevention efforts.

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The Effects of Parental Tobacco and Marijuana Use and Personality Attributes on Child Rearing in African-American and Puerto Rican Young Adults

Journal of Child and Family Studies ◽

10.1007/s10826-005-9010-0 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 153-164 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Judith S. Brook ◽

Elinor B. Balka ◽

Kezhen Fei ◽

Martin Whiteman

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

African American ◽

Puerto Rican ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Child Rearing

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Daily-level effects of alcohol, marijuana, and simultaneous use on young adults’ perceived sleep health

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsab187 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Scott Graupensperger ◽

Anne M Fairlie ◽

Michael V Vitiello ◽

Jason R Kilmer ◽

Mary E Larimer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Young Adults ◽

Multilevel Models ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Community Sample ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Sleep Health ◽

Subjective Sleep Quality ◽

Subjective Sleep ◽

Combined Use

Abstract Study Objectives Simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use is increasingly prevalent among young adults but has adverse health consequences. The current study examined daily-level associations between perceived sleep health and SAM use, relative to non-substance-use days and alcohol- or marijuana-only days. We also estimated linear associations between alcohol/marijuana use and perceived sleep health and explored whether effects were moderated by combined use of alcohol and marijuana. Methods A community sample of SAM-using young adults (N=409; Mage=21.61, SD=2.17; 50.9% female; 48.2% White; 48.9% college students) completed twice-daily surveys for five 14-day sampling bursts. Daily measurements assessed substance use and perceived sleep health in terms of subjective sleep quality, negative impact of sleep on functioning, and symptoms of insomnia. Results Multilevel models indicated that, relative to non-substance-use days, participants reported poorer perceived sleep health on alcohol-only days, better perceived sleep health on marijuana-only days, and mixed evidence regarding SAM use (i.e., fewer perceived symptoms of insomnia, but poorer perceived next day functioning attributed to sleep). Daily-level estimates showed increased alcohol use was associated with poorer perceived sleep health, while stronger effects from marijuana were associated with better perceived sleep health. Across all indices of sleep health, only one linear association was moderated by combined use: The adverse association between alcohol and next day functioning was weaker on days alcohol was combined with marijuana. Conclusions Findings provide additional evidence for daily-level effects of alcohol and marijuana use on perceived sleep health and address an important literature gap regarding potential adverse effects of SAM use.

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