Timberlake David S
Program in Public Health, University of California, Irvine, California 92697-7555, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2009;44(3):401-15. doi: 10.1080/10826080802347651.
Ethnographic studies have suggested that blunt smokers represent a subculture of cannabis users whose drug use is moderated by social norms. The objective of this study was to compare rates of cannabis dependence/abuse and nicotine dependence between blunt and other cannabis smokers. The sample included adolescents and young adults (n = 4348) who reported some form of past-month cannabis use in the 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Compared to smokers who never used blunts, blunt smokers had significantly greater odds of being dependent on cannabis and tobacco. Associations with cannabis dependence/abuse remained statistically significant with adjustment for smoking frequency and demographic characteristics. These findings highlight the need for differentiating types of cannabis users in epidemiologic studies. The study's limitations are noted.
人种学研究表明，吸食大麻烟卷者代表了大麻使用者中的一个亚文化群体，其吸毒行为受到社会规范的制约。本研究的目的是比较吸食大麻烟卷者与其他大麻吸食者之间大麻依赖/滥用及尼古丁依赖的发生率。样本包括在2004年全国药物使用和健康调查中报告过去一个月有某种形式大麻使用的青少年和年轻人（n = 4348）。与从不吸食大麻烟卷的吸烟者相比，吸食大麻烟卷者对大麻和烟草产生依赖的几率显著更高。在对吸烟频率和人口统计学特征进行调整后，与大麻依赖/滥用的关联在统计学上仍具有显著性。这些发现凸显了在流行病学研究中区分大麻使用者类型的必要性。该研究的局限性也已注明。
