@article{ref1,
title="Recreational marijuana legalization and marijuana and alcohol co-use among adolescents: differential associations among racial and ethnic groups",
journal="Journal of ethnicity in substance abuse",
year="2023",
author="García-Ramírez, Grisel and Paschall, Mallie J. and Grube, Joel W. and Vaeth, Patrice A. C. and Caetano, Raul",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="We examined associations of the 2016 legalization of recreational marijuana (RML) in California with marijuana and alcohol co-use among race/ethnic groups using successive cross-sections from 7(th), 9(th), and 11(th) graders (N = 3,319,329) in the 2010-11 to 2018-19 California Healthy Kids Surveys. Multilevel logistic regressions indicated a stronger positive association between RML and co-use among non-Hispanic/Latine White youth (OR = 1.21) relative to Hispanic/Latine (OR = 1.02) or Black youth (OR = 0.85). Among drinkers who had not consumed five or more drinks on any occasion in the past 30-days (non-heavy drinkers), the positive association between RML and co-use was stronger among American Indian/Alaska Native youth (OR = 2.19) compared to non-Hispanic/Latine Whites (OR = 1.56). For heavier drinkers it was stronger for Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders (OR = 1.47). Among marijuana users, there was a stronger inverse association between RML and co-use among Black youth (OR = 0.72) compared to non-Hispanic/Latine White youth (OR = 0.84). RML may increase the risk of co-use to a greater extent among non-Hispanic/Latine White youth than other race/ethnic groups in California, but broadly increases the risk among youth who engage in alcohol use or heavy drinking.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1533-2640",
doi="10.1080/15332640.2023.2270546",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2023.2270546"
}