Table 5.
Gateway Relations between (A) Cigarettes and Marijuana, (B) Alcohol and Marijuana, and (C) Alcohol and Cigarettes
Panel A: Cigarettes and Marijuana | ||||
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Marijuana use at time 2 | ||||
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Yes | No | |||
Cigarettes at time 1 | Yes | 0.025 | 0.125 | OR= 1.91 |
No | 0.061 | 0.581 |
Panel B: Alcohol and Marijuana | ||||
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Marijuana use at time 2 | ||||
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Yes | No | |||
Alcohol at time 1 | Yes | 0.033 | 0.182 | OR= 1.75 |
No | 0.054 | 0.524 |
Alcohol use at time 2 | ||||
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| ||||
Yes | No | |||
Marijuana at time 1 | Yes | 0.014 | 0.058 | OR= 0.58 |
No | 0.236 | 0.557 |
Panel C: Alcohol and Smoking | ||||
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Smoking at time 2 | ||||
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Yes | No | |||
Alcohol at time 1 | Yes | 0.100 | 0.145 | OR= 1.22 |
No | 0.229 | 0.421 |
Alcohol use at time 2 | ||||
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| ||||
Yes | No | |||
Smokitig at time 1 | Yes | 0.034 | 0.176 | OR= 0.41 |
No | 0.209 | 0.443 |
Increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not marijuana users at time 1), the risk for using marijuana at time 2 was 1.91 times higher among those exposed to cigarettes at time 1 (.168) when compared to the unexposed population (.095).
Increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not marijuana users at time 1), the risk for using marijuana at time 2 was 1.75 times higher among those exposed to alcohol (.152) at time 1 when compared to the unexposed population (.10).
Not increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not alcohol users at time 1). the risk for using alcohol at time 2 was higher among non-marijuana users (.30) when compared with marijuana users at time I (.20).
Not increased risk: Among population at risk (those who were not cigarette users at time I), the risk for using cigarettes at time 2 was higher among alcohol users (.40) when compared with non-alcohol users at time 1 (.37).
Not increased risk; Among population at risk (those who were not alcohol users at time 1), the risk for using alcohol at time 2 was higher among non-smokers (.33) when compared with smokers at time 1 (.16).