ArticleJournal of studies on alcohol and drugs2018
Alcohol Use and Risk of Related Problems Among Cannabis Users Is Lower Among Those With Medical Cannabis Recommendations, Though Not Due To Health.
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- Cannabis use frequency, route of administration, and co-use with alcohol among older adults in Washington state.Journal of cannabis research · 2021Article
- The relationship of cannabis decriminalization in Colorado and cannabis use in individuals with alcohol use disorders.Journal of cannabis research · 2020Article
- Investigating Relationships Between Alcohol and Cannabis Use in an Online Survey of Cannabis Users: A Focus on Cannabinoid Content and Cannabis for Medical Purposes.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Subgroup trends in alcohol and cannabis co-use and related harms during the rollout of recreational cannabis legalization in Washington state.The International journal on drug policy · 2020Article
- A longitudinal examination of daily patterns of cannabis and alcohol co-use among medicinal and recreational veteran cannabis users.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Spirits purchasing and marijuana use behaviors of risky drinkers in the state of Washington from 2014 to 2016.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2019Article
- Risks Associated with Mid level Cannabis Use Among People Treated for Alcohol Use Disorder.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveA small body of work has started developing cannabis use "typologies" for use in treatment and prevention. Two potentially relevant dimensions for classifying cannabis use typologies are medical versus recreational cannabis use and the co-use of cannabis and alcohol. Here we compare alcohol use and related problems between cannabis users with and without medical cannabis recommendations.
methodData come from a larger general population study in Washington State conducted between January 2014 and October 2016. All participants in the analytic sample (n = 991) reported using both alcohol and cannabis in the past 12 months. The primary exposure was having a medical recommendation for cannabis. Outcomes were past-30-day drinking (drinks/day, frequency of 5+ drinks, and maximum number of drinks in a day) and past-12-month Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores.
resultsCompared with those without medical cannabis recommendations, cannabis users with medical cannabis recommendations had 0.59 times fewer drinks/day, 0.44 times fewer occasions drinking 5+, and 0.78 times the average maximum number of drinks in one day (all ps < .05). Those with a recommendation also had 0.87 times lower AUDIT total scores (p < .05) and 0.57 times lower AUDIT problem scores (p < .01).
conclusionsCannabis users with medical cannabis recommendations drink less and have fewer alcohol-related problems than those without recommendations, even after adjusting for health status. Future studies should examine nonhealth reasons regarding how medical and nonmedical users use cannabis differently.
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