Weed vaping on the rise among high schoolers

Embargoed until: Publicly released: 2021-10-26 02:00

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More than twice as many North American high schoolers have tried a cannabis vape in 2020 than in 2013. The finding comes from a review of 17 studies - in total surveying nearly 200,000 kids in the US and Canada. The research found the number of kids who had used a weed vape in the past month increased seven-fold over the same timeframe. The researchers say there is also limited evidence suggesting that the teens are shifting towards more potent products like cannabis oil.

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conference: JAMA Pediatrics

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Organisation/s: The University of Queensland

Funder: This study is supported by postgraduate scholarship APP2005317 from the National Health Medical Research Council of Australia, The University of Queensland Living Stipend and Tuition Scholarship, and a National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research top-up scholarship (Ms Lim); a development fellowship from The University of Queensland (Dr Leung); and an investigator fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (Dr Chan). The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research and the Lives Lived Well group are supported by commonwealth funding from the Australian Government provided under the Drug and Alcohol Program.

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