Past-Year Blunt Smoking among Youth: Differences by LGBT and Non-LGBT Identity

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dc.creatorYockey, R. Andrew
dc.creatorBarnett, Tracey E.
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-2140-2418 (Yockey, R. Andrew)
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-2932-1540 (Barnett, Tracey E.)
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T14:06:46Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T14:06:46Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-14
dc.description.abstractBlunt use (co-use of tobacco and marijuana) is a growing phenomenon among youth and disproportionately affects minority populations. LGBT+ populations are significantly more likely to use marijuana and tobacco, but this relationship has yet to be examined among LGBT+ adolescents. This analysis aimed to investigate past-year blunt use among a national sample of youth and delineate the differences between non-LGBT and LGBT+ youth. We used Wave 2 of the Population and Tobacco Health (PATH) study. We analyzed data from 7518 youth, comparing past-year blunt use between LGBT+ and non-LGBT youth, controlling for biological sex, race, and age using weighted logistic regression models. Greater than 1 in 10 youth (10.6%) reported using blunts in the past year. More than one in five (21.6%) LGBT+ youth reported using blunts in the past year. There were no significant differences between boys and girls. Older youth (17 years old) were more likely to use blunts in the past year (aPR: 3.04, 95% CI 2.48, 3.79) than younger youth. Compared with non-LGBT youth, LGBT+ youth were 2.17 times (95% CI 1.86, 2.54) more likely to report using blunts in the past year. Blunt use and its respective impact on health outcomes among developing youth are of concern to public health. These findings demonstrate that certain subgroups of youth are more at risk for use and emphasize the need for tailored interventions to mitigate initiation and current use, given that one of the goals of the Healthy People 2030 initiative is to "Improve the health, safety, and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals."
dc.description.sponsorshipNo funding was used for this project.
dc.identifier.citationYockey, R. A., & Barnett, T. E. (2023). Past-Year Blunt Smoking among Youth: Differences by LGBT and Non-LGBT Identity. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(7), 5304. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075304
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.issue7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/32347
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20075304
dc.rights.holder© 2023 by the authors.
dc.rights.licenseAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.subjectLGBT
dc.subjectblunts
dc.subjectyouth
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshTransgender Persons
dc.subject.meshSexual and Gender Minorities
dc.subject.meshHomosexuality, Female
dc.subject.meshBisexuality
dc.subject.meshSmoking / epidemiology
dc.subject.meshTobacco
dc.titlePast-Year Blunt Smoking among Youth: Differences by LGBT and Non-LGBT Identity
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