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1: N S W Public Health Bull. 2008 Mar-Apr;19(3-4):72-4.Click here to read Links

The Mull Hypothesis: is cannabis use contributing to high tobacco use prevalence among young North Coast males?

van Beurden EK, Zask A, Passey M, Kia AM.

North Coast Health Promotion, Population Health, Planning and Performance Directorate, North Coast Area Health Service, Australia.

Men aged 25-34 years, in North Coast NSW, have higher documented smoking rates than elsewhere in the state. The present paper explores potential causes of elevated smoking rates in this population and proposes that tobacco dependence resulting from 'mulling' (mixing) cannabis with tobacco may be contributing.

PMID: 18507971 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]