“I Just Use It for Weed”: The Modification of Little Cigars & Cigarillos by Young Adult African American Male Users

Little cigar and cigarillo (LCC) use has received increased attention, but research on their modification is limited. 

Qualitative interviews with 17 young adult African American male LCC users investigated tobacco use behaviors and patterns, including LCC modification. The modification of LCCs for use as blunts emerged as a very prominent aspect of LCC users’ tobacco use. 

Four subthemes regarding marijuana and blunt use are explored in this article, including participants’ explanations of how blunts are made and used, concurrent use of marijuana and tobacco, perceptions and reasons for smoking marijuana and blunts, and perceptions of the risks of blunt use.

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By:  Sarah J. Koopman Gonzalez^a, Leslie E. Cofie^b & Erika S. Trapl^a*

• ^a Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Prevention Research Center for Healthy Neighborhoods, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
• ^b Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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