CDC Publications

View selected CDC publications about marijuana use and health.

2019

• Sauber-Schatz, et al. Driving under the influence of marijuana and illicit drugs among persons aged > 16 years – United States, 2017. MMWR December 20, 2019.
• Douglas R. Roehler, et al. Regional trends in suspected synthetic cannabinoid exposure from January 2016 to September 2019 in the United Statesexternal icon. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2019; dio.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107810.
• Blount BC, Karwowski MP, Morel-Espinosa M., et al. Evaluation of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from patients in an outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury – 10 states, August-October 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019;68:1040-1041.
• Chatham-Stephens K, Roguski K, Jang Y. et al. Characteristics of hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients in a nationwide outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury – United States, November 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ePub: 19 November 2019. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6846e1external icon.
• Couch JR, Grimes GR, Wiegand DM, Gren BJ, Glassford EK, Zwack LM, Lemons AR, Jackson SR, Beezhold DH. Potential occupational and respiratory hazards in a Minnesota cannabis cultivation and processing facilityexternal icon. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2019; 62:874-882.
• Ghinai I, Pray IW, Navon L. E-cigarette product use, or vaping, among persons with associated lung injury – Illinois and Wisconsin, April-September 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019; 68:865-869. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6839edexternal icon.
• Jatlaoui TC, Wiltz JL, Kabbani S., et al. Update: Interim guidance for health care providers managing patients with suspected e-cigarette, or vaping, product use – associated lung injury – United States, November 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ePub:19 November 2019. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6846e2external icon.
• Jones CM, Underwood JM, Volkow ND. Challenging the association of marijuana laws with teen marijuana useexternal icon. JAMA Pediatrics. Published online November 11, 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.4235external icon.
• Jones JM, Shults RA, Robinson B, Komatsu KK, Sauber-Schatz EK., Marijuana and alcohol use among injured drivers evaluated at Level I trauma centers in Arizona 2008-2014external icon. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2019; 204:107539. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.06.041external icon
• Lewis N, McCaffrey K, Sage K et al. E-cigarette use, or vaping, practices and characteristics among persons with associated lung injury – Utah, April – October 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019; 68:953-956. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6842e1external icon.
• Liu, S, Vivolo-Kantor A. A latent class analysis of drug and substance use patterns among patients treated in emergency departments for suspected drug overdose.external icon Addictive Behaviors 2019; Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106142.
• Moritz ED, Zapata LB, Lekiachvili A., et al. Update: Characteristics of patients in a national outbreak of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injuries – United States, October 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019; 68:985-989. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6843e1external icon.
• Odani S, Soura BD, Tynan MA, Lavinghouze R, King BA, Agaku I. Tobacco and marijuana use among US college and noncollege young adults, 2002-2016external icon. Pediatrics, e20191372; doi: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-1372external icon
• Perrine CG, Pickens CM, Boehmer TK., et al. Characteristics of a multistate outbreak of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use, or vaping – United States, 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019; 68:860-864. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6839e1external icon.
• Siegel DA, Jatlaoui TC, Koumans EH. Update: Interim guidance for health care providers evaluating and caring for patients with suspected e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury – United States, October 2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019; 68:919-927. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6841e3external icon.
• Ta M, Greto L, Bolt K., et al. Trends and characteristics in marijuana use among public school students — King County, Washington, 2004-2016. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019; 68:845-850.
• Taylor J, Wiens T, Peterson J et al. Characteristics of e-cigarette, or vaping, products used by patients with associated lung injury and products seized by law enforcement – Minnesota, 2018-2019. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2019; 68:1096-1100. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/68/wr/mm6847e1.htm?s_cid=mm6847e1_w
• Trivers KF, Gentzke AS, Phillips E, Tynan M, Marynak KL, Schauer GL. Substances used in electronic vapor products among adults in the United States, 2017.external icon Addictive Behaviors Reports. 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100222external icon

2018

• Albers L, Sobotzki C, KuB O., et al. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and offspring overweight: Is there a dose-response relationship? An individual patient data meta-analysis.external icon International Journal of Obesity 2018;42:1249-1264. doi: 10.1038/s41366-018-0050-0.
• Horth RZ, Crouch B, Horowitz Z., et al. Notes from the Field: Acute poisonings from a synthetic cannabinoid sold as cannabidiol – Utah, 2018-2018. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018; 67:587-588. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6720a5external icon.
• Jewett A, Peterson AB, Sauber-Schatz EK., Exploring substance use and impaired driving among adults aged 21 and older in the United States, 2015external icon. Traffic Injury Prevention 2019; 19:693-700. doi: 10.1080/15389588.2018.1479525.
• Ko JY, Tong VT, Bombard JM., et al. Marijuana use during and after pregnancy and association of prenatal use on birth outcomes: A population-based studyexternal icon. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2018; 187:72-78. doi: https:doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.02.017.
• Moritz E, Austin C, Wahl M., et al. Notes from the Field: Outbreak of severe illness linked to the Vitamin K antagonist Brodifacoum and use of synthetic cannabinoids – Illinois, March-April 2018. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018; 67:607-608. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6721a4external icon.
• Sharapova SR, Phillips E, Sirocco K., et al. Effects of prenatal marijuana exposure on neuropsychological outcomes in children aged 1-11 years: A systematic reviewexternal icon. Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2018; 32:512-532. doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ppe.12505external icon.
• Shults RA, Jones JM, Komatsu, KK., et al. Alcohol and marijuana use among young injured drivers in Arizona, 2008-2014. Traffic Injury Prevention 2018;20:9-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/15389588.2018.1527032external icon.
• Singh N, McCann H, Weber MK et al. Adolescent screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) for substance use: An application for school social workers. Children and Schools 2018;40:249-252. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/cs/cdy018external icon.
• Smith R, Hall KE, Etkind P., et al. Current marijuana use by industry and occupation – Colorado, 2014-2015. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018; 67:409-413. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6714a1external icon.
• Trivers KF, Phillips E, Gentzke AS, Tynan MA, Neff LJ. Prevalence of Cannabis Use in Electronic Cigarettes Among US Youth.external icon JAMA Pediatrics. 2018 Nov 1;172(11):1097-1099. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.1920.
• Victory KR, Couch J, Lowe B. Notes from the Field: Occupational hazards associated with harvesting and processing cannabis – Washington, 2015-2016. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018; 67:259-260. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6708a7.
• Wilson KM, Torok MR, Wei B, Wang L, Lowary M, Blount BC. Marijuana and tobacco coexposure in hospitalized children.pdf iconexternal icon Pediatrics 2018; 142:e20180820.

2017

• Clayton, H.B., et al. (2017). Health Risk Behaviors With Synthetic Cannabinoids Versus Marijuana. Pediatrics. 139(4). Pubmed abstractexternal icon
• Schauer, G.L., B.A. King, and T.A. McAfee. (2017). Prevalence, correlates, and trends in tobacco use and cessation among current, former, and never adult marijuana users with a history of tobacco use, 2005-2014. Addict Behav. 73: p. 165-171. Pubmed abstractexternal icon
• Thistle, J.E., et al. (2017). Marijuana use and serum testosterone concentrations among U.S. males. Andrology. 5(4): p. 732-738. Pubmed abstractexternal icon
• Tsai, J., et al. (2017). Patterns of marijuana and tobacco use associated with suboptimal self-rated health among US adult ever users of marijuana. Prev Med Rep. 6: p. 251-257. Pubmed abstractexternal icon
• Wilson, K.M., et al. (2017). Detecting biomarkers of secondhand marijuana smoke in young children. Pediatr Res. 81(4): p. 589-592. Pubmed abstractexternal icon

2016

• Azofeifa, A., Mattson, M. E., & Grant, A. (2016). Monitoring Marijuana Use in the United States: Challenges in an Evolving Environment. JAMA, 316(17), 1765-1766. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.13696. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Azofeifa, A., Mattson, M. E., Schauer, G., McAfee, T., Grant, A., & Lyerla, R. (2016). National Estimates of Marijuana Use and Related Indicators – National Survey on Drug Use and Health, United States, 2002-2014. MMWR Surveill Summ, 65(11), 1-28. doi:10.15585/mmwr.ss6511a1. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Kennedy, S. M., Caraballo, R. S., Rolle, I. V., & Rock, V. J. (2016). Not Just Cigarettes: A More Comprehensive Look at Marijuana and Tobacco Use Among African American and White Youth and Young Adults. Nicotine Tob Res, 18 Suppl 1, S65-72. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv202. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Kennedy, S. M., Patel, R. P., Cheh, P., Hsia, J., & Rolle, I. V. (2016). Tobacco and Marijuana Initiation Among African American and White Young Adults. Nicotine Tob Res, 18 Suppl 1, S57-64. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntv194. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Schauer GL, King BA, Bunnell RE, Promoff G, McAfee TA. Toking, vaping, and eating for health or fun: marijuana use patterns in adults, U.S. (2016) Am J Prev Med. 50(1):1-8. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Singh, T., Kennedy, S. M., Sharapova, S. S., Schauer, G. L., & Rolle, I. V. (2016). Modes of ever marijuana use among adult tobacco users and non-tobacco users-Styles 2014. J Subst Use, 21(6), 631-635. doi:10.3109/14659891.2015.1122100. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Wei, B., Alwis, K. U., Li, Z., Wang, L., Valentin-Blasini, L., Sosnoff, C. S., Blount, B. C. (2016). Urinary concentrations of PAH and VOC metabolites in marijuana users. Environ Int, 88, 1-8. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.003. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Wilson, K. M., Torok, M. R., Wei, B., Wang, L., Robinson, M., Sosnoff, C. S., & Blount, B. C. (2016). Detecting biomarkers of secondhand marijuana smoke in young children. Pediatr Res. doi:10.1038/pr.2016.261. PubMed abstractexternal icon.

2015

• Ehrenreich H, Nahapetyan L, Orpinas P, Song X. Marijuana use from middle to high school: co-occurring problem behaviors, teacher-rated academic skills and sixth-grade predictors. (2015). J Youth Adolesc. 44(10):1929-1940. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Hancock-Allen JB, Barker L, VanDyke M, Holmes DB. Notes from the field: death following ingestion of an edible marijuana product ― Colorado. (2015). MMWR. 64(28):771-772. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Ko JY, Farr SL, Tong VT, Creanga AA, Callaghan WM. Prevalence and patterns of marijuana use among pregnant and nonpregnant women of reproductive age. (2015). Am J Obstet Gynecol. 213(2):201. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Rolle IV, Kennedy SM, Agaku I, Jones SE, Bunnell R, Caraballo R, Xu X, Schauer G, McAfee T. Cigarette, Cigar, and Marijuana Use Among High School Students – United States, 1997-2013. (2015). MMWR. 64(40):1136-41. Pubmed Abstractexternal icon.
• Lind, JN, Petersen EE, Lederer PA, et al. Infant and maternal characteristics in neonatal abstinence syndrome — selected hospitals in Florida, 2010–2011. (2015). MMWR. 64(8):213-216. PubMed abstractexternal icon.
• Wei B, Wang L, Blount BC. Analysis of Cannabinoids and Their Metabolites in Human Urine. (2015). Anal Chem. 87(20):10183-7. Pubmed Abstractexternal icon.

2014

• Kahn L, Kinchen S, Shanklin SL, et al; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Youth risk behavior surveillance — United States, 2013.  (2014). MMWR. 63 Suppl 4:1-168. PubMed abstractexternal icon.

2009

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Inadvertent ingestion of marijuana — Los Angeles, California, 2009. (2009). MMWR. 58(34):947-950. PubMed abstractexternal icon.