Assessing the Dangers of “Dabbing”: Mere Marijuana or Harmful New Trend?

Stogner, John M.; Miller, Bryan Lee

doi:10.1542/peds.2015-0454

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“…It is concerning that Instagram users are socially networking about marijuana concentrates because the few known studies about its use suggest numerous acute side effects, such as rapid heartbeat, blackouts, paranoia, and hallucinations (John 2015; Stogner and Miller 2015). Risk for dependence might also be heightened with use of marijuana concentrates (Loflin and Earleywine 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

Marijuana-Related Posts on Instagram

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Instagram is a highly visual social networking site whose audience continues to grow, especially among young adults. In the present study, we examine marijuana-related content on Instagram to better understand the varied types of marijuana-related social networking occurring on this popular social media platform. We collected 417,561 Instagram posts with marijuana-related hashtags from November 29 to December 12, 2014. We assessed content of a random sample (n = 5000) of these posts with marijuana-related hashtags. Approximately 2136 (43 %) were explicit about marijuana and further analyzed. Of the 2136 marijuana-related posts, images of marijuana were common (n = 1568). Among these 1568 marijuana images, traditional forms (i.e., buds/leaves) were the most common (63 %), followed by some novel forms of marijuana, including marijuana concentrates (20 %). Among the 568 posts that displayed marijuana being ingested, 20 % showed someone dabbing marijuana concentrates. Marijuana-related advertisements were also observed among the 2136 marijuana-related posts (9 %). Our findings signal the promotion of marijuana use in its traditional plant-based form; trendy and novel modes of marijuana ingestion were also endorsed. This content along with the explicit marketing of marijuana that we observed on Instagram have potential to influence social norms surrounding marijuana use.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marijuana-Related Posts on Instagram

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“…Future studies could provide clarity about other modes of use by inviting participants to specify the modes they are referring to. Doing so would also allow researchers to have a more comprehensive understanding of additional modes of marijuana consumption that may be growing in popularity, such as "dabbing" (i.e., heating a high potency cannabis extract against a metal surface and inhaling the vapor) (Loflin & Earleywine, 2014;Stogner & Miller, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

Usual Modes of Marijuana Consumption Among High School Students in Colorado

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Brooks‐Russell

et al. 2016

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of modes of marijuana consumption among Colorado youth and explore variation by demographics, access, substance use, and risk perceptions. Method: Data are from a 2013 survey of Colorado high school students (N = 25,197; 50.5% female). The outcome variable was usual mode of marijuana consumption (i.e., smoking, vaporizing, ingesting edibles, or other) among those reporting past 30-day marijuana use. Classification variables included sex, grade level, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, current alcohol and cigarette use, frequent marijuana use, early marijuana use (<13 years), perceived harmfulness, and perceived wrongfulness. We calculated prevalence estimates overall and by the variables listed above, and also conducted multinomial logistic regression models. Results: Findings indicate that 15% of Colorado high school students who use marijuana report that they usually use a mode of consumption other than smoking. Among students reporting past 30-day marijuana use, 85% said smoking was their usual mode of consumption. The remainder reported that their usual mode of consumption was vaporizing (6%), ingesting edibles (5%), or another method (4%). Boys, Whites, Asians, and 12th graders were the most likely to report vaporizing. High perceived harmfulness was associated with vaporizing or ingesting edibles. Conclusions: The majority of Colorado youth who use marijuana usually smoke it. Youth may be using vaporizers and ingesting edibles as a way to reduce the harm associated with inhaling combusted smoke. (J.

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“…"Dabbing is the inhalation of a concentrated THC product [commonly] created through butane extraction" (Stogner & Miller, 2015). More precisely, concentrated forms of cannabis are inhaled through an "oil rig", a type of specialised pipe, that vapourises the product on a hot surface known as the "nail", which is usually made of titanium, quartz or ceramic (Kleiman, 2015;Prichard, 2015a, June 19).…”

Section: Dabbingmentioning

confidence: 99%