Abstract：
Background: Prior research has discovered an association between vaping activities and increased delinquent behaviors. However, this relationship has been exclusively studied among adolescents and has not been examined among an adult sample. Methods: The current study uses a nationally representative sample of approximately 45,000 adults from the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Logistic regression and negative binomial regression are employed to assess the association between three types of vaping (marijuana, nicotine, flavor) and five crime measures (arrest, sold drugs, stole >$50, attack, crime index), net of covariates. A vaping index is also examined to determine whether the number of substances vaped is related to criminal outcomes. Results: Results indicate that past year and past month marijuana and nicotine vaping are associated with higher odds of almost all crime measures, but flavor vaping was not significantly associated with the crime outcomes. Additionally, the vaping index suggests that the number of substances vaped is associated with the likelihood of engaging in certain crimes. Conclusions: The findings of the current study indicate the need for more awareness of the negative social consequences associated with vaping, particularly marijuana vaping. Additionally, the crime patterns among adults in this study are different from previous studies using adolescent samples. Specifically, flavor vaping is not associated with criminal behavior among the adult only sample. Thus, vaping studies that use adolescent samples may not generalize to adults.
摘要：
背景：先前的研究已经发现了蒸发活动和增加的违法行为之间的关联。然而,这种关系只在青少年中进行了研究,尚未在成人样本中进行研究.方法：本研究使用了2021年全国药物使用和健康调查中大约45,000名成年人的全国代表性样本。Logistic回归和负二项回归用于评估三种类型的vaping(大麻，尼古丁,味道)和五项犯罪措施(逮捕，卖毒品,偷了50美元，攻击，犯罪指数)，协变量的净值。还检查了电子烟指数，以确定电子烟的物质数量是否与犯罪结果有关。结果：结果表明，过去一年和过去一个月大麻和尼古丁电子烟与几乎所有犯罪措施的较高几率相关，但味道蒸发与犯罪结果没有显著关联。此外,电子烟指数表明，电子烟物质的数量与参与某些犯罪的可能性有关。结论：当前研究的结果表明，需要更多地意识到与电子烟相关的负面社会后果，尤其是吸食大麻.此外,这项研究中成年人的犯罪模式与以前使用青少年样本的研究不同。具体来说,仅在成人样本中，风味蒸发与犯罪行为无关。因此，使用青少年样本的电子烟研究可能不会推广到成年人。
