Simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use among underage young adults in the United States.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The current study examines the prevalence, stability, and correlates of simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use among underage US young adults, a population at high risk for participating in this behavior. METHOD:Analyses used data from 1719 respondents (46.8% men) who participated in the nationally representative 12th-grade Monitoring the Future study and provided responses to SAM use items at longitudinal follow-up at modal ages 19/20 between 2007 and 2016. Prevalence estimates and covariate associations with SAM use were estimated. RESULTS:SAM use prevalence at modal age 19/20 was 22.5%. Multivariable models indicated that odds of age 19/20 SAM use were significantly (p?

SUBMITTER: Patrick ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447064 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature