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Cannabis use and other illicit drug use: Do subjective experiences during first cannabis use increase the probability of using illicit drug use?
10.3109/14659891.2014.896955
000358819500002
Baggio
S.
author
Henchoz
Y.
author
Studer
J.
author
Deline
S.
author
N'Goran
A.
author
Mohler-Kuo
M.
author
Daeppen
J.-B.
author
Gmel
G.
author
article
2015
Journal of Substance Use
1465-9891
journal
20
4
234-238
Background and aims: Few studies have examined whether subjective experiences during first cannabis use are related to other illicit drug (OID) use. This study investigated this topic.
Methods: Baseline data from a representative sample of young Swiss men was obtained from an ongoing Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors (N ΒΌ 5753). Logistic regressions were performed to examine the relationships between cannabis use and of subjective experiences during first cannabis use with 15 OID.
Results: Positive experiences increased the likelihood of using hallucinogens (hallucinogens, salvia divinorum, spice; p50.015), stimulants (speed, ecstasy, cocaine, amphetamines/methamphetamines; p50.006) and also poppers, research chemicals, GHB/GBL, and crystal meth (p50.049). Sniffed drugs (poppers, solvents for sniffing) and ''hard'' drugs (heroin, ketamine, research chemicals, GHB/GBL and crystal meth) were more likely to be used by participants who experienced negative feelings on first use of cannabis (p50.034).
Conclusion: Subjective feelings seemed to amplify the association of cannabis with OID. The risk increased for drugs with effects resembling feelings experienced on first cannabis use. Negative experiences should also be a concern, as they were associated with increased risk of using the ''hardest'' illicit drugs.
eng
60_published
peer-reviewed
University of Lausanne
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