Correlates of Blunt Smoking Among African American, Hispanic/Latino, and White Adults: Results From the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
Correlates of Blunt Smoking Among African American, Hispanic/Latino, and White Adults: Results From the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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10.1080/10826084.2017.1284238
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2017-01-01
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2
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Mantey, Dale S.
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Montgomery, LaTrice;Mantey, Dale S.
背景：钝器使用在美国非常普遍，并与多种负面健康后果相关，例如心血管和肺部疾病的风险增加。尽管最近的研究已经确定了与生硬使用相关的特征（例如性别），但尚不清楚这些因素是否与不同种族/族裔群体的生硬使用相关。方法：本研究利用 2014 年全国药物使用和健康调查的横断面数据，旨在确定 37,628 名非西班牙裔非洲裔美国人、西班牙裔/拉丁裔和非西班牙裔白人成年人中当前（即过去 30 天）和终生钝器使用的人口统计、健康和物质使用相关性是否相似。结果：调查结果显示，8.3% 的非裔美国人、3.3% 的西班牙裔/拉丁裔和 2.5% 的白人成年人报告目前有直率吸烟行为。在所有种族/族裔群体中，年龄以及当前和一生吸烟和非法药物的使用与当前和一生的钝器使用有关。然而，不同种族/族裔群体的性别、教育水平、收入、当前饮酒情况和自我报告的健康状况与当前和终生饮酒情况存在差异。在任何种族/族裔群体中，就业状况和终生抑郁与直率使用行为无关。结论：在非裔美国人、西班牙裔/拉丁裔和白人成年人中，性别、社会经济地位、饮酒与自我报告的健康状况和钝器使用之间的关系有所不同。研究人员和提供者在为非裔美国人、西班牙裔/拉丁裔和白人成年直性吸烟者设计预防和治疗干预措施时，应考虑与直性吸烟相关的因素的异质性。
Background: Blunt use is highly prevalent in the United States and has been associated with several negative health consequences, such as an increased risk for cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Although recent studies have identified characteristics (e.g., gender) that are associated with blunt use, it is unclear if these factors correlate with blunt use equally across racial/ethnic groups. Methods: Using cross-sectional data from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, this study aimed to determine if demographic, health and substance use correlates of current (i.e., past 30-day) and lifetime blunt use were similar across 37,628 non-Hispanic African American, Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic White adults. Results: Findings revealed 8.3% of African American, 3.3% of Hispanic/Latino and 2.5% of White adults reported current blunt smoking. Across all racial/ethnic groups, age and current and lifetime cigarette and illicit drug use were associated with current and lifetime blunt use. However, gender, educational level, income, current alcohol use and self-reported health status were differentially associated with current and lifetime blunt use across racial/ethnic groups. Employment status and lifetime depression were not associated with blunt use behaviors among any of the racial/ethnic groups. Conclusions: The relationship between gender, socioeconomic status, alcohol use and self-reported health status and blunt use differs among African American, Hispanic/Latino and White adults. Researchers and providers should consider the heterogeneity in factors that are associated with blunt use when designing prevention and treatment interventions for African American, Hispanic/Latino and White adult blunt smokers.