Substance Use & Misuse, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 7

Published: April 16, 2025

With increasing popularity of vaping, the study assessed perceptions adults who used cannabis/marijuana about general and oral health benefits harms vaping compared to smoking cannabis. An online cross-sectional survey was conducted with a convenience sample (n = 324) had cannabis in past month recruited via Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk). Survey items included or cannabis/marijuana. Descriptive, correlation, non-parametric analysis were used. The completion rate 93.2% 302). most important benefit reported for better pain management (72.5%). harm identified both it being habit forming. Researching associated more likely report higher risk cardiovascular disease (Phi effect size 0.141) cavities (tooth decay; Phi 0.15). Women preferred improve mood (p 0.016) younger age preference reduce stress, anxiety, depression 0.03). findings expanded knowledge on new information related health. There few significant differences from as However, highlight importance an interprofessional collaboration provide evidence-based potential impact

Language: Английский