Prevalence of Blunt and Hemp Wrap Use Among Young Adults in the United States, 2022.
| Autor: | Pike Moore S; Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA., Masyn K; Department of Population Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., Trapl E; Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA., Fryer CS; Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA., Lee E; Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Products, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA., Gunzler D; Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University at The MethroHealth System, Cleveland, Ohio, USA., Shang C; Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA., Sterling K; Institute for Nicotine & Tobacco Products, Department of Health Behavior, Society and Policy, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Substance use & misuse [Subst Use Misuse] 2025; Vol. 60 (1), pp. 142-147. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 28. |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10826084.2024.2403124 |
| Abstrakt: | 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 young adults ( n = 1178) captured in May 2022. Respondents participated in an online survey about their use of blunt and hemp wraps. Multinomial regression was used to examine differences in sociodemographic characteristics (gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, educational attainment, and region) in relation to use of each wrap type. Results: One quarter (22.7%) of young adults reported ever having used a blunt wrap, 3.2% in the past 30-days. One in seven (14.3%) had ever used a hemp wrap, 2.3% in the past 30-days. Non-Hispanic Black young adults were 1.55 and 2.91 times as likely to have ever used blunt or hemp wraps, respectively, compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Similarly, participants who identified as gay or lesbian or bisexual similarly had greater odds of having ever used blunt or hemp wraps. Hispanic young adults were 2.49 times as likely to have used hempwraps compared to non-Hispanic Whites. Conclusion: Blunt and hemp wrap use is prevalent among young adults, particularly among minoritized populations. Continued research and surveillance of use of these products is needed to fully evaluate the impact their use may have on the broader population. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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