New variables available

The DAM Core is pleased to announce the availability of new marijuana-related variables:
 
Ever use of marijuana in any form: To derive this variable, we included information on marijuana use in any form, such as part of a cigar, from a hookah,  concentrates, waxes, THC, in electronic nicotine products (ENPs), or by itself.

• UM_Wx_A_marijuanause_ever (Waves 1-7)

Blunt use:

• UM_Wx_12MBLUNT_ONLY_BTRAD (Waves 3-7): Used traditional cigars as blunts when smoked in the past 12 months
• UM_Wx_12MBLUNT_ONLY_BRILLO (Waves 3-7): Used cigarillos as blunts when smoked in the past 12 months
• UM_W3_12MBLUNT_ONLY_BFILTR (Waves 3-7): Used filtered cigars as blunts when smoked in the past 12 months
• UM_Wx_A_CUR_BTRAD (Waves 3-7): Current use of traditional cigars as blunts
• UM_Wx_A_CUR_BRILLO (Waves 3-7): Current use of cigarillos as blunts
• UM_Wx_A_CUR_BFILTR (Waves 3-7): Current use of filtered cigars as blunts

Ever use ENPs with marijuana

• UM_Wx_A_eprods_marijuana_ever (Waves 3-7): Ever use of an ENP with marijuana
• UM_Wx_A_eprods_marijuana_CUR (Waves 4-7): Current use of an ENP with marijuana within the past 30 days