Fitzer Samantha A, Ehlke Sarah J
Department of Psychology, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Subst Use Misuse. 2025;60(9):1411-1414. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2025.2495777. Epub 2025 Apr 27.
This commentary focuses on assessment challenges of cannabis vaping and the need to expand the Minority Stress Theory (MST) to understand the elevated levels of cannabis vaping among sexual minority individuals. These topics are discussed as a commentary on Maglalang et. al (2024), who examined two novel measurements of cannabis vaping (i.e. recency and number of puffs). Our commentary provides an overview of relevant literature and future directions for cannabis vaping research among sexual minority individuals.
Elevated rates of cannabis vaping among sexual minority individuals are concerning given the elevated THC potency and greater frequency of product use, associated health concerns, and sexual minority individuals' access to health care. The existing body of literature has focused heavily on MST to explain substance use among sexual minority individuals. MST fails to consider several contextual factors (e.g. location and companions) and situational motives (situation or environment-dependent), creating a narrow lens of sexual minority individuals' use of cannabis vapes, as well as other substances.
This commentary underscores the growing frequency of cannabis vaping among sexual minority individuals, as reported by Maglalang et al. (2024), and the various challenges accompanied in attempts to quantify cannabis vape use frequency and quantity. In addition, the authors suggest expanding research beyond the MST to explore a more diverse set of factors influencing cannabis vape use among sexual minority individuals.
本评论聚焦于大麻雾化的评估挑战，以及扩展少数群体压力理论（MST）以理解性少数个体中大麻雾化水平升高的必要性。这些主题是作为对马格拉拉格等人（2024年）的评论进行讨论的，他们研究了两种大麻雾化的新测量方法（即近期使用情况和吸食次数）。我们的评论概述了相关文献以及性少数个体中大麻雾化研究的未来方向。
鉴于四氢大麻酚（THC）效力升高、产品使用频率增加、相关健康问题以及性少数个体获得医疗保健的情况，性少数个体中大麻雾化率升高令人担忧。现有文献大量聚焦于少数群体压力理论来解释性少数个体中的物质使用情况。少数群体压力理论未能考虑几个背景因素（如地点和同伴）以及情境动机（取决于情境或环境），从而对性少数个体使用大麻雾化产品以及其他物质的情况形成了狭隘的视角。
本评论强调了马格拉拉格等人（2024年）报道的性少数个体中大麻雾化频率不断增加的情况，以及在试图量化大麻雾化使用频率和数量时伴随的各种挑战。此外，作者建议将研究扩展到少数群体压力理论之外，以探索影响性少数个体使用大麻雾化产品的更多样化因素。
