Brian A. Primack|Erika L. Douglas|Kevin L. Kraemer
Exposure to cannabis in popular music and cannabis use among adolescents
University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh|University of Pittsburgh
cannabis use referenced frequently american popular music yet remains uncertain whether exposure references associated actual cannabis use aimed determine exposure cannabis popular music associated independently current cannabis use cohort urban adolescentswe surveyed 9th grade students three large us urban high schools estimated participants exposure lyrics referent cannabis overall music exposure content analyses favorite artists songs outcomes included current past 30 days ever use cannabis used multivariable regression assess independent associations exposures outcomes controlling important covariateseach 959 participants exposed estimated 27 cannabis references per day correction added 19 january 2010 first online publication 40 changed 27 standard deviation 73 correction added 19 january 2010 first online publication 104 changed 73 twelve per cent n 108 current cannabis users 32 n 286 ever used cannabis compared lowest tertile total cannabis exposure music highest tertile exposure almost twice likely used cannabis past 30 days odds ratio 183 95 confidence interval 104 322 even adjusting sociodemographic variables personality characteristics parenting style expected however significant relationship cannabis exposure variable sham outcome variable alcohol usethis study supports independent association exposure cannabis popular music early cannabis use among urban american adolescents