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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2016 Jul 4;166:100–108. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.06.034

Table 4.

Themes from dabbing-related tweets (N=3,540)

Themes n (%) Example tweets
Tweeter is currently dabbing, wants/plans to dab, or dabbed in the recent past. 849 (24%)
  • Dabbing myself to unconsciousness tonight

  • Need some more dabs in my life

  • I wanna try dab so fucking badly

----------------------------------------- Specific reactions to/experiences with dabbing and/or patterns of dabbing -----------------------------------------
The intense high and/or extreme effects from dabbing 763 (22%)
  • That dab hit just melted my entire face

  • Too many dabs and my head kills the day after

  • Smoke weed, idc, but dabs kill your brain tho so like dont do too many if any at all, thanks.

Excessive or heavy dabbing (e.g., “fat” dabs, dabs 1 gram or more) or dabbing multiple times 517 (15%)
  • can't wait to go home + take a fat ass dab + die

  • It's 9:30 and I already took like 6 dabs lol levels

  • dabbing all night this shit got me faded

Dabbing helps you to relax, go to sleep, or solves problems 293 (8%)
  • Can't sleep, Having a dab competition with myself to go to bed,

  • In need of a dab ... I think all my problems would go away for like a couple hours

  • Up and time to dab my face off and forget my failures

First experience dabbing 51 (7%)
  • I remember the first time I ever took a dab I was so high lol but I didn't cough

  • Hit dabs for the first time coughed so much I thought I was gonna puke

  • Dabs really somethin serious my first time i think a piece of my lung came out lol

----------------------------------------- Contexts associated with dabbing -------------------------------------------------------------------
Mentions dabbing plus other forms of marijuana, alcohol and/or other substances a 356 (10%)
  • You know it's a goodnight when my dad hits the blunt and my mom takes a dab for new years

  • My life consists of blunts, bongs, bowls & dabs. #HigherLvng

  • Starting to like dabs more than bud

Tweet is an advertisement or promotion for dabbing products. 192 (5%)
  • Tomorrow is SHATTERDAY!$10 off Full grams or $5 off half grams of BHO or Clear. Also 15% off all Co2 or Buy 3 get 1 free \u2026

  • We got the fire $30 cap on OG dank OZ prices starting at $150!!' Shatter $20 Goldcoastextracts today

  • Oh wow! @1offapparelL1fe is the shit!!! Custom bowls, dabbers, rigs, etc. all hand blown!

aConcomitant use was further coded from the 356 tweets that discussed dabbing plus other forms of marijuana, alcohol, and/or other substances (n = 37)
Dabbing plus other forms of marijuana 71/137 (51%)
  • Dabs n blunts that's how you dooo itttt

  • Settle for a bowl or take dab?! Okay both it is, sold

  • A bowl with dabs surrounded by tree, packed with kief on the top. Smoker's Heaven.

Dabbing plus alcohol and/or other substances 55/137 (40%)
  • I drown my sorrows in dabs and bush light.

  • Bars n dabs n percs. Long day working.

  • Wine and dabs! My kinda night

Dabbing plus other forms of marijuana, alcohol and other substances 11/137 (8%)
  • pop a oxy or two kick back roll up a blunt & to finish it off take a fat dab.

  • Drinking and dabbing then bowls and bed, punctuated by pizza. This is my heaven aka Saturday night

  • Dab hits, keef, hash!?! I think I'm dying tonight. and a Captain Morgan