Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countries
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Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countriesAuthor (s)
Date
2021-12Publisher
ElsevierISSN
2352-8532Bibliographic citation
Bravo, A. J., Prince, M. A., Pilatti, A., Mezquita, L., Keough, M. T., Hogarth, L., & Cross-Cultural Addictions Study Team. (2021). Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countries. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 14, 100373.Type
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Abstract
Introduction:
Many young adults report frequent co-use of alcohol and marijuana, with some individuals engaging in simultaneous use (SAM; use of both substances within the same occasion resulting in an overlap of ... [+]
Introduction:
Many young adults report frequent co-use of alcohol and marijuana, with some individuals engaging in simultaneous use (SAM; use of both substances within the same occasion resulting in an overlap of their effects) and others in concurrent use (CAM; use of both substances during a similar time period [e.g., past 30 days] but not within the same occasion). Emerging work demonstrates that SAM relative to CAM use places individuals at a greater risk for substance-related harms; however, these results primarily rely on U.S. samples. The goal of the present multi-country study was to examine prevalence rates of CAM and SAM use and examine differences in past 30-day SAM/CAM use on alcohol/marijuana substance-related outcomes among college students from seven countries.
Methods:
A total of 9171 (70.5% women; Mean age = 20.28, SD = 3.96) college students participated in the cross-sectional online survey study.
Results:
Among students who endorsed use of both alcohol and marijuana in the past 30-days (n = 2124), SAM use (75.8%) was far more prevalent than CAM use (24.2%). Moreover, ∼75% of students endorsed SAM use within each country subsample. Regression models showed that SAM vs. CAM use was associated with greater alcohol and marijuana use and negative consequences.
Conclusions:
College students from around the world endorse high rates of SAM use, and this pattern of co-use is associated with greater frequency of use and substance-related harms. On college campuses, SAM use should be a target of clinical prevention/intervention efforts and the mechanisms underpinning the unique harms of SAM need to be clarified. [-]
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Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2021, vol. 14Funder Name
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | Universitat Jaume I | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad | National Secretary of Science and Technology | Secretary of Science and Technology- National University of Córdoba
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T32-AA018108 | UJI-A2019-08 | PSI2015-67766-R | PICT 2018-03170
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