@article{ref1,
title="Marijuana, alcohol use and attempted smoking cessation in adolescent boys and girls",
journal="Substance abuse",
year="2014",
author="Camenga, Deepa R. and Kong, Grace and Bagot, Kara and Hoff, Rani A. and Potenza, Marc N. and Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra",
volume="35",
number="4",
pages="381-386",
abstract="BACKGROUND: To determine the relationship between the frequency of current marijuana and alcohol use and cigarette-quit attempts in male and female adolescent smokers. <br><br>METHODS: Data from a cross-sectional survey of health behaviors in high-school-age adolescents were analyzed. Current cigarette smokers (n = 804) who reported use of at least 1 cigarette in the past month were divided into those with and without a history of at least 1 quit attempt (a self-reported episode of trying to &quot;stop smoking&quot;). Logistic regression models were fit to describe the association between the frequency of marijuana/alcohol use and a history of cigarette-quit attempts. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the total sample, higher frequency marijuana use (more than six times in the past 30 days) and frequent binge drinking (more than 5 days of binge drinking in the past 30 days) decreased the odds of having a past cigarette-quit attempt (higher frequency marijuana adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.56; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.36-0.86) (frequent binge drinking AOR = 0.49; 95%CI = 0.29-0.83). A significant gender interaction was observed for the relationship between higher frequency marijuana use and a history of cigarette-quit attempts (p = 0.03), with decreased odds in boys (AOR = 0.41; 95% CI = 0.22-0.77) but not in girls (AOR = 0.71; 95% CI = 0.37-1.33). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent smokers who report higher frequency marijuana use or frequent binge drinking have a decreased likelihood of a history of a cigarette-quit attempt. The gender-related association between higher frequency marijuana use and a history of quit attempts suggests that boys with greater substance use may need particularly intensive support to initiate quit attempts.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0889-7077",
doi="10.1080/08897077.2014.958207",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2014.958207"
}