The changing landscape: tobacco and marijuana use among young adults in California

The changing landscape: tobacco and marijuana use among young adults in California

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Health policy brief (UCLA Center for Health Policy Research)
Author(s):
Meng, Ying-Ying, author
Ponce, Ninez A., author
Contributor(s):
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, issuing body.
Publication:
Los Angeles, CA : UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, June 2020
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Marijuana Smoking -- trends
Tobacco Use -- trends
Young Adult
California
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Use of tobacco products in any form and long-term recreational marijuana use among young adults can be harmful to their health and well-being, according to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. This policy brief summarizes findings from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) that describe use of, reasons for, and preferences for tobacco and marijuana use among young adults amid a changing policy landscape. In 2018, 1.66 million young adults (ages 18 to 25) in California were using at least one form of cigarette, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette), or marijuana product. Cigarette smoking, which had remained flat after a continued decade-long decline, was offset in 2018 by escalating use of e-cigarettes and marijuana among young adults: E-cigarette use climbed 48%, and marijuana use rose by 19% over one year. In 2018, only 1 in 5 young adults (19%) in the state reported using e-cigarettes as a means of quitting, replacing, or reducing cigarette smoking. Flavored cigarettes and e-cigarettes were popular, with nearly 8 in 10 young adults (77.8%) reporting that they were vaping flavored e-cigarettes.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (7 pages, 1 unnumbered page))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101773752 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101773752