Victoria H. Coleman-Cowger is with Battelle and the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. Wallace B. Pickworth and Erica N. Peters are with Battelle, Baltimore, MD. Robert A. Lordo is with Battelle, Columbus, OH.
Am J Public Health. 2018 Aug;108(8):1073-1075. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304469. Epub 2018 Jun 21.
To assess trends in prevalence of cigar and blunt use in relation to cigarette use among pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age.
We used 2006 to 2016 data from the US National Survey on Drug Use and Health to assess past-month use of cigarettes, cigars, and blunts among a total of 8695 pregnant women and 162 451 nonpregnant women aged 18 to 44 years.
Cigarette use was more prevalent than cigar or blunt use in pregnant and nonpregnant women, with higher prevalence in nonpregnant women for each product. Among all women, cigarette use decreased and blunt use increased over time, whereas cigar use remained stable. Smoking prevalence was highest in the first trimester.
The health implications of the increase in blunt use are not well known in the scientific literature or by the general public. Given the rapid changes in state marijuana laws, this issue should be a public health priority.
评估与吸烟有关的雪茄和小雪茄在孕妇和育龄非孕妇中的使用流行趋势。
我们使用了美国 2006 年至 2016 年全国毒品使用和健康调查的数据，评估了总共 8695 名孕妇和 162451 名年龄在 18 至 44 岁之间的非孕妇过去一个月内对香烟、雪茄和小雪茄的使用情况。
在孕妇和非孕妇中，吸烟的流行率高于雪茄或小雪茄，每种产品在非孕妇中的流行率更高。在所有女性中，吸烟的流行率随着时间的推移而下降，而使用小雪茄的流行率则上升，而雪茄的使用则保持稳定。吸烟的流行率在孕早期最高。
在科学文献或公众中，对于使用小雪茄增加的健康影响还知之甚少。鉴于州大麻法律的迅速变化，这个问题应该是公共卫生的优先事项。
