Teen Cigarette Smoking and Marijuana Use
The National Center for Addiction & Substance Abuse

Teens who smoke cigarettes are 14 times likelier than those who do not to try marijuana. Among teens who admit to having tried marijuana, those who do not smoke cigarettes are likelier to have tried marijuana only once. Teens who have tried marijuana and are current cigarette smokers are 60 percent likelier to be repeat (as opposed to onetime) marijuana users. Teens who are current cigarette smokers are six times likelier than those who have never smoked cigarettes to report that they can buy marijuana in an hour or less. Fifty-five percent of teens who are current cigarette smokers report more than half their friends use marijuana, compared with only three percent of those who have never smoked cigarettes. Among teens who are repeat marijuana users, 60 percent tried cigarettes first. Seventy-seven percent of teens believe that a teen who smokes cigarettes is more likely to use marijuana.


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