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Depressive Symptoms Predict Cannabis Initiation Among Mexican American Young Adults | Synapse

February 23, 2026Substance Use & Misuse0 citations

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Depressive Symptoms Predict Cannabis Initiation Among Mexican American Young Adults

SASrishty AroraThe University of Texas at Austin CNCaroline NorthUniversity of Southern California CMC. Nathan MartiThe University of Texas at Austin

Key Points

This research aims to explore the link between depressive symptoms and cannabis initiation among Mexican American young adults.
Surveyed young adults for depressive symptoms and cannabis use initiation
Analyzed data to assess the relationship between emotional distress and cannabis use
Young adults with higher depressive symptoms were more likely to initiate cannabis use
Cannabis use appears to be a coping strategy for emotional distress in this population

Abstract

Mexican American young adults experiencing depressive symptoms may initiate cannabis use to cope with emotional distress. Additional research should examine the factors that drive cannabis initiation in this population.

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Arora et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699bee1c1c6c6bad5397fd79 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2026.2631797

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