Substance-Specific Risk Factors among Young Adults

Potential Prevention Targets across Cannabis-Permissive Environments

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ID21645656
AutoresKatarina Guttmannova (0000-0002-7550-3329, University of Washington, autor de correspondencia), Sabrina Oesterle (0000-0002-2898-6145, Arizona State University), Martie L Skinner (0000-0001-5706-429X, University of Washington), Margaret R Kuklinski (0000-0002-3475-4471, University of Washington), Brittney A Hultgren (0000-0002-7181-5050, University of Washington), Brittney Hultgren (University of Washington), Isaac C Rhew (0000-0001-9731-8776, University of Washington), Myra Parker (0000-0003-4871-4304, University of Washington), John S Briney (0009-0002-8681-0890, University of Washington), Helene Raskin White (0000-0002-4045-6585, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey)
Año2022
Volumen57
Número13
Páginas1923-1930
Fecha de publicación2022-11-10
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSubstance Use & Misuse (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1082-6084 • E-ISSN: 1532-2491
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10826084.2022.2120363
PMID36151975
OpenAlexW4296932247
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas32

PURPOSE: This study examined levels of substance-specific risk factors such as perception of harm from substance use among young adults in a range of cannabis-permissive environments. The main objective was to inform future preventive interventions aimed at reducing cannabis use in the context of increasingly permissive environments. METHODS: = 1,722 participants residing in 46 U.S. states). Young adults self-reported their perceptions about the harms related to cannabis, alcohol, and cigarette use; attitudes about and ease of access to cannabis and other substances; and perceived wrongfulness and social acceptability of cannabis, alcohol, and cigarette use and of selling of cannabis and other illegal drugs. RESULTS: Young adults in more permissive cannabis contexts reported higher levels of all cannabis-specific risk factors (e.g., greater access to and more favorable attitudes about cannabis use), except for perception of harm from regular cannabis use. However, permissiveness of the cannabis environment was not associated with heightened levels of risk factors for other substance use (such as alcohol, cigarettes, and opioids). CONCLUSIONS: Future preventive interventions for young adults living in more permissive cannabis contexts may need to focus on cannabis-specific risk factors in particular and go beyond considerations of harm from regular use. Future studies should replicate these findings with other samples

Addiction · Cannabis · Environmental health · Harm · Harm reduction · Permissive · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Young adult · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology