ArticleTranslational issues in psychological science2018
Medicinal versus Recreational Cannabis Use among Returning Veterans.
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of Medicinal Cannabis and Synthetic Cannabinoids in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2019Pooled it
- Acute Effects of Cannabis on Alcohol Craving and Consumption: A Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial.The American journal of psychiatry · 2026Trial
- Effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and education for chronic pain on substance use in veterans: A supplementary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Rehabilitation psychology · 2023Trial
- Impact of self-reported cannabis use on veterans' intensive PTSD treatment outcomes.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2026Article
- A qualitative study on cannabis use for harm reduction and pain among veterans enrolled in an SUD treatment program.Harm reduction journal · 2026Article
- Sleep Motives and Expectancies for Cannabis Use in Pregnancy.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2026Article
- Joint Relations Among Cannabis, Sleep, and Affective Symptomatology: A Scoping Review.Current addiction reports · 2026Review
- Relationships Between Motives for Cannabis and Cannabidiol Use in People Who Co-Use: Results From the European Web Survey on Drugs.Drug and alcohol review · 2025Article
- Sleep, psychological symptoms, and cannabis use before, during, and after COVID-19 "stay-at-home" orders: a structural equation modeling approach.Journal of cannabis research · 2025Article
- Does cannabis substitute or complement alcohol after recreational cannabis legalization in the Washington State? A three-level mixed-effects modeling.Addictive behaviors · 2025Article
- Bidirectional associations between sleep and cannabis and alcohol (co-)use in daily life.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- Longitudinal associations between insomnia, cannabis use and stress among US veterans.Journal of sleep research · 2024Article
- Simultaneous Cannabis and Alcohol Use among Medical Cannabis Patients.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- Cannabis demand and use among veterans: A prospective examination.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023Article
- Investigating factors associated with medicinal cannabis authorization dosage among military Veterans in Canada.Journal of military, veteran and family health · 2023Article
- Mental and Physical Health Conditions Among U.S. Veterans with Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2023Article
- Prospective Associations Between Anxiety Sensitivity, Distress Intolerance, Depressive Symptoms, and Indices of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Among Veterans.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2023Article
- Review
- Medical Cannabis Use Among Canadian Veterans and Non-Veterans: A National Survey.Integrative medicine reports · 2023Article
- American Veterans in the Era of COVID-19: Reactions to the Pandemic, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Substance Use Behaviors.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough increasing rates of cannabis use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) are well-documented among veterans, little is known about their use of cannabis specifically for medicinal purposes. The present study characterizes such use and compares veterans reporting cannabis use for medicinal (
methodsParticipants were veterans deployed post 9/11/2001 recruited from a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facility (
resultsThe most frequently endorsed conditions for medicinal cannabis (MC) use were anxiety/stress, PTSD, pain, depression, and insomnia. In logistic regression analyses adjusted for frequency of cannabis use, MC users were significantly more likely (
conclusionsVeterans who use cannabis for medicinal purposes differ significantly in sleep, physical and mental health functioning than veterans who use cannabis for recreational purposes. PTSD and sleep problems may be especially relevant issues to address in screening and providing clinical care to returning veterans who are using cannabis for medicinal purposes.
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