Is E-cigarette use a gateway to marijuana use? Longitudinal examinations of initiation, reinitiation, and persistence of e-cigarette and marijuana use

SU-WEI WONGLohrmann, David KDavid KLohrmannMiddlestadt, Susan ESusan EMiddlestadtLin, Hsien-ChangHsien-ChangLin2023-07-212023-07-212020-03-0103768716https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/634003Concerns have been raised regarding e-cigarette use as a potential stepping-stone to marijuana use. Based on Kandel's gateway hypothesis, this study investigated if e-cigarette use could lead to marijuana use by testing two hypotheses with a longitudinal national U.S. adult sample, including (1) primary hypothesis: e-cigarette use is a gateway to marijuana use; and (2) falsification hypothesis: marijuana use is not a gateway to e-cigarette use.enE-cigarette; Gateway hypothesis; Initiation; Marijuana; Persistence; ReinitiationIs E-cigarette use a gateway to marijuana use? Longitudinal examinations of initiation, reinitiation, and persistence of e-cigarette and marijuana usejournal article10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107868319819942-s2.0-85078561632https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85078561632