Trends in Cannabis and Tobacco Use by Racial and Ethnic Groups Among U.S. Youth: 1991-2021.

IF 3.2 3区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Pub Date : 2025-02-17 DOI:10.1007/s40615-025-02284-1

Hongying Daisy Dai

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Abstract

Objectives: To examine the temporal trends of current cannabis use only, tobacco use only, and co-use of these two substances by racial and ethnic adolescent groups.

Methods: Data were drawn from the 1991-2021 Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (YRBS) (n = 234,572) to examine changes in cannabis and tobacco use among American Indian or Alaskan Native (AI/AN), Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latino (H/L), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander only (NH/PI), White, and multi-racial high school students. Multivariable logistic regressions were performed to examine racial and ethnic disparities in current cannabis and tobacco use across four equal interval periods (i.e., 1991-1997, 1999-2005, 2007-2013, 2015-2021).

Results: During 2015-2021, Black (12.6% (95% CI11.3-13.9%)), H/L (9.0% (7.9-10.1%)), and multi-racial (8.8% (7.3-10.3%)) adolescent reported higher prevalences of cannabis-only use than whites (4.9% (4.4-5.5%)), while AI/AN (20.1% (15.1-25.2%)) reported higher prevalence of tobacco and cannabis co-use than whites (13.4% (12.2-14.5%)). The prevalence of cannabis-only use was highest among Black adolescents and increased from 10.8% (9.3-12.2%) in 1991-1997 to 12.6% (11.3-13.9%) in 2015-2021 (linear trend, p = .004), while AI/AN adolescents maintained the highest prevalences of cannabis and tobacco co-use across last three decades (p = .17) with 23.0% (16.6-29.4%) in 1991-1997 to 20.1% (15.1-25.2%) in 2015-2021. As compared to their White counterparts, Black and H/L adolescents consistently exhibited higher prevalences of reporting cannabis-only use, but lower tobacco-only use; AI/AN adolescents had higher cannabis-tobacco co-use and Asian adolescents reported lower cannabis and tobacco use.

Conclusions: These disparities highlight the importance of public health programs addressing diverse substance use behaviors across racial and ethnic groups. There is a need for early prevention and tailored interventions to reduce cannabis-only use among Black adolescents and tobacco-cannabis co-use among American Indian/Alaskan Native adolescents.

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Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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7.30

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263

期刊介绍： Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities reports on the scholarly progress of work to understand, address, and ultimately eliminate health disparities based on race and ethnicity. Efforts to explore underlying causes of health disparities and to describe interventions that have been undertaken to address racial and ethnic health disparities are featured. Promising studies that are ongoing or studies that have longer term data are welcome, as are studies that serve as lessons for best practices in eliminating health disparities. Original research, systematic reviews, and commentaries presenting the state-of-the-art thinking on problems centered on health disparities will be considered for publication. We particularly encourage review articles that generate innovative and testable ideas, and constructive discussions and/or critiques of health disparities.Because the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities receives a large number of submissions, about 30% of submissions to the Journal are sent out for full peer review.