Table 3.

Unadjusted bivariate associations with illicit drug use in the past 90 days as an outcome among young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles (n = 366).

Variable	Illicit	No illicit	Unadjusted OR 95%CI
Variable	drug use n = 115 n(%)	drug use n = 251 n(%)
Demographics
Non-Hispanic White	45(39.8)	47(19.0)	2.8(1.7–4.6)^***
Age, mean (SD)	21.2(2.6)	21.2(2.4)	1.0(0.9–1.1)
Heterosexual	90(80.4)	199(81.9)	0.9(0.5–1.6)
Female	35(30.4)	89(35.5)	0.8(0.5–1.3)
Cannabis forms
Bud/flower	115(100.0)	247(98.4)	-
Edibles	76(66.1)	140(55.8)	1.6(1.0–2.5)^†
Concentrates (wax, shatter, dab, oil)	87(75.7)	128(51.0)	3.0(1.8–4.9)^***
Other cannabis practices
Medical Cannabis Patient	72(62.6)	138(55.0)	1.4(0.9–2.2)
Self-reported medical cannabis use	61(53.0)	162(64.5)	0.6(0.4–1.0)^*
Typically used cannabis alone	28(24.3)	78(31.1)	0.7(0.4–1.2)
Days of cannabis use, mean(SD)	75.2(20.8)	66.3(28.5)	1.01(1.01–1.02)^**
Ever substituted cannabis for illicit drugs	15(13.0)	14(5.6)	2.5(1.2–5.5)^*
Mental health indicators
Ever been prescribed tranquilizers	16(13.9)	32(12.7)	1.1(0.6–2.1)
Ever been prescribed antidepressants	20(17.4)	46(18.3)	0.9(0.5–1.7)
Used cannabis to relieve feeling uptight and anxious	76(66.1)	154(61.4)	1.2(0.8–2.0)
Used cannabis to cope with feeling depressed	51(44.3)	100(39.8)	1.2(0.8–1.9)
SDS, mean(SD)	2.8(3.0)	2.3(2.5)	1.1(1.0–1.2)

Note.

^†

p < 0.1,

p < 0.05,

^**

p < 0.01,

^***

p < 0.001.