ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2017
Trends and correlates of marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2002-2014.
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- Factors associated with the use of cannabis for self-medication by adults: data from the French TEMPO cohort study.Journal of cannabis research · 2024Article
- Marijuana use among community-dwelling older adults: A population-based study.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2024Article
- Age differences in patterns of cannabis use among an online US sample of adults who consume cannabis frequently.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Frequency of Cannabis Use Among Adults Ages 50-80 in the United States.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2024Article
- Trends in Prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder Among U.S. Veterans With and Without Psychiatric Disorders Between 2005 and 2019.The American journal of psychiatry · 2024Article
- Cannabis and Driving in Older Adults.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Medical Cannabis Use and Its Impact on Health Among Older Adults: Recent Research Findings and Future Directions.Current addiction reports · 2023Article
- Cannabis Recreational Legalization and Prevalence of Simultaneous Cannabis and Alcohol Use in the United States.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundRecent trend studies suggest that marijuana use is on the rise among the general population of adults ages 18 and older in the United States. However, little is known about the trends in marijuana use and marijuana-specific risk/protective factors among American adults during the latter part of adulthood.
methodFindings are based on repeated, cross-sectional data collected from late middle-aged (ages 50-64) and older adults (ages 65 and older) surveyed as part of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2002 and 2014.
resultsThe prevalence of past-year marijuana use among late middle-aged adults increased significantly from a low of 2.95% in 2003 to a high of 9.08% in 2014. Similarly, the prevalence of marijuana use increased significantly among older adults from a low of 0.15% in 2003 to a high of 2.04% in 2014. Notably, the upward trends in marijuana use remained significant even when accounting for sociodemographic, substance use, behavioral, and health-related factors. We also found that decreases in marijuana-specific protective factors were associated with the observed trend changes in marijuana use among late middle-aged and older adults, and observed a weakening of the association between late-middle aged marijuana use and risk propensity, other illicit drug use, and criminal justice system involvement over the course of the study.
conclusionsFindings from the present study provide robust evidence indicating that marijuana use among older Americans has increased markedly in recent years, with the most evident changes observed between 2008 and 2014.
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