Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.
Center for Research to Advance Community Health (ReACH), UTHealth San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2023 Dec;71(9):2848-2858. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2021.1998073. Epub 2021 Dec 6.
To investigate the contexts in which college students use e-cigarettes and marijuana, perceptions about the benefits and harms, and health effects of use.
College student e-cigarette and marijuana ever users (n = 20; 18-21 years old) from the Texas Adolescent Tobacco and Marketing Surveillance System (TATAMS).
Participants completed a one-hour long online interview about their experiences using e-cigarettes and marijuana. Thematic content analysis in NVivo identified prominent themes.
Vaping nicotine and marijuana were preferred and perceived as normal, trendy and useful in circumventing smoke-free campus policies. Preference for nicotine versus marijuana fluctuates during the academic school year in response to campus restrictions and work and school-related activities. College students commonly experienced health effects (shortness of breath, wheezing) attributed to vaping, did not perceive their use as very harmful, and perceived their use as a college-related phase.
Findings have implications for college-based health education, resources, and smoke-free policies.
调查大学生使用电子烟和大麻的背景、对其益处和危害的认知,以及使用电子烟和大麻对健康的影响。
来自德克萨斯州青少年烟草和营销监测系统(TATAMS)的大学生电子烟和大麻曾使用者(n=20;年龄 18-21 岁)。
参与者完成了一个时长为一小时的关于他们使用电子烟和大麻的在线访谈。使用 NVivo 进行的主题内容分析确定了主要主题。
吸食尼古丁和大麻电子烟被认为是正常的、时髦的,而且在规避校园禁烟政策方面很有用。在学术学年期间,由于校园限制和与工作及学业相关的活动,对尼古丁的偏好会波动,而对大麻的偏好则不会。大学生通常会经历与吸食电子烟有关的健康影响(呼吸急促、喘息),但他们并不认为自己的使用行为非常有害,并且将其视为与大学生活相关的一个阶段。
这些发现对基于大学的健康教育、资源和禁烟政策具有启示意义。