This study examined high-risk health behaviors in marijuana-users among a diverse college population in Southern California, post legalization of marijuana for recreational use.<\/p>\n
Study design: <\/strong>A cross-sectional research design was employed utilizing existing data via the 2018 National College Health Assessment (NCHA) from a large Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) population [n = 1345 (Hispanic\/Latino\/a, n = 456; White, n = 353; Asian Pacific Islander<\/a> (API), n = 288; Multiracial\/Biracial, n = 195; Other, n = 53)].<\/p>\n Methods: <\/strong>Chi square and t<\/em>-tests assessed differences in descriptive characteristics (age, gender, race\/ethnicity and GPA) and high-risk behaviors (alcohol, tobacco and sexual behaviors) among marijuana users and non-users. Logistic regression<\/a> analyses examined the relationship between race\/ethnicity and high-risk behaviors with marijuana use<\/a> (dependent variable).<\/p>\n Results: <\/strong>Among marijuana-users, significant (p<\/em> = 0.004) differences were observed between race\/ethnicity with Whites reporting using most (32.7%), followed by Hispanics (27.6%) and then APIs (17.8%). Marijuana-users compared with non-users consistently reported high-risk alcohol behaviors (p<\/em> < 0.0001), were more likely to smoke tobacco (p<\/em> < 0.0001) and engaged in more high-risk sexual behaviors (p<\/em> < 0.0001). Logistic regression showed after adjusting for demographic characteristics and high-risk behaviors, race\/ethnicity was borderline significantly associated with marijuana use, specifically for Whites (OR = 1.53; 95% CI: (\u22120.01, 0.86), p<\/em> = 0.06) and the Other<\/em> race\/ethnicity category (OR = 2.32; 95% CI: (0.12, 1.56), p<\/em> = 0.02) compared with APIs.<\/p>\n Conclusion: <\/strong>Our findings clearly demonstrate deleterious high-risk behaviors such as alcohol use, tobacco use, and certain sexual behaviors occur more among marijuana-users compared to non-users, post legalization of marijuana for recreational use. Further, race-ethnic differences were observed. Therefore, continued examination of marijuana use trends and high-risk behaviors is critical in monitoring the implications of marijuana policy changes, specifically in diverse populations<\/p>\n <\/a>For complete research<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This study examined high-risk health behaviors in marijuana-users among a diverse college population in Southern California, post legalization of marijuana for recreational use. 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