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ArticleDrug and alcohol review2023

A latent class analysis of patterns of tobacco and cannabis use in Australia and their health-related correlates.

Carmen C W Lim, Janni K Y Leung, Shannon Gravely, Coral Gartner, Tianze Sun, Vivian Chiu, Jack Y C Chung, Daniel Stjepanović, Jason Connor, Roman W Scheurer and 2 more

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Article in Drug and alcohol review, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carmen C W LimNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1595-6307
Janni K Y LeungNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-5816-2959
Shannon GravelyDepartment of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5224-9105
Coral GartnerNHMRC Centre of Research Excellence on Achieving the Tobacco Endgame, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6651-8035
Tianze SunNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3939-9499
Vivian ChiuNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8729-3330
Jack Y C ChungNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3142-3316
Daniel StjepanovićNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4307-423X
Jason ConnorNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7020-1196
Roman W ScheurerQueensland Centre for Mental Health Research, The Park Centre for Mental Health, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2482-7953
Wayne HallNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1984-0096
Gary C K ChanNational Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7569-1948
The University of Queensland · AUPark Centre for Mental Health · AUUniversity of Waterloo · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe shifting landscape in Australia's tobacco and cannabis policies and emerging new products and modes of administration may increase experimentation and the risks of addiction to these drugs.

methodsWe analysed cross-sectional data from the 2019 National Drug Strategy and Household Survey (n = 22,015) of Australians aged 14 and above. Latent class analysis was used to identify distinct groups based on types of tobacco and cannabis products used. The socio-demographic, health-rated correlates and past-year substance use of each latent class was examined.

resultsA four-class solution was identified: co-use of tobacco and cannabis (2.4%), cannabis-only (5.5%), tobacco-only (8.0%) and non-user (84.0%). Males (odds ratio [OR] range 1.5-2.9), younger age (OR range 2.4-8.4), moderate to high psychological distress (OR range 1.3-3.0), using illicit substances in the last year (OR range 1.41-22.87) and high risk of alcohol use disorder (OR range 2.0-21.7) were more likely to be in the tobacco/cannabis use classes than non-users. Within the co-use class, 78.4% mixed tobacco with cannabis and 89.4% had used alcohol with cannabis at least once. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionsApproximately 16% of respondents used tobacco or cannabis, or both substances, and no major distinct subgroups were identified by the use of different product types. Mental health issues and the poly-substance use were more common in the class who were co-users of cannabis and tobacco. Existing policies need to minimise cannabis and tobacco-related harms to reduce the societal burden associated with both substances.

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CannabisHallucinogensSubstance-Related DisordersAustraliaCross-Sectional StudiesHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleTobacco ProductsTobacco UseHallucinogenscannabiscigarettesjointsmarijuanatobacco

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PMID36780230
PMCPMC10947067
OpenAlexW4320485083

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