ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2019
Illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse among young adult medical cannabis patients and non-patient users in Los Angeles.
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- Types of criminal legal system exposure and polysubstance use: Prevalence and correlates among U.S. adults in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2019.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- Young adults' familiarity with different cannabis product terms: the need for standardized cannabis surveys.Journal of cannabis research · 2022Article
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- Cannabidiol (CBD) and other drug use among young adults who use cannabis in Los Angeles.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Poly-prescription drug misuse across the life course: Prevalence and correlates across different adult age cohorts in the U.S.The International journal on drug policy · 2021Article
- Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Cannabis Misuse: The Explanatory Role of Cannabis Use Motives.Journal of dual diagnosis · 2020Article
- Developmental trajectories of illicit drug use, prescription drug misuse and cannabis practices among young adult cannabis users in Los Angeles.Drug and alcohol review · 2020Article
- Children and Youth Who Use Cannabis for Pain Relief: Benefits, Risks, and Perceptions.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2020Article
- Time Trends in the Co-use of Cannabis and the Misuse of Tranquilizers, Sedatives and Sleeping Pills among Young Adults in Spain between 2009 and 2015.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Pre-Post Cannabis Legalization for Adult Use: A Trend Study of Two Cohorts of Young Adult Cannabis Users in Los Angeles.Journal of psychoactive drugsArticle
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introductionYoung adults have the highest rates of cannabis and other drug use, as compared to other age groups, and contribute a significant proportion to the total population of medical cannabis patients (MCP). However, little is known about the relationships between various cannabis practices and illicit drug use/prescription drug misuse among young adult cannabis users with and without legal access to medical cannabis.
methods210 MCP and 156 non-patient cannabis users (NPU) aged 18-26 were recruited in Los Angeles in 2014-15 for a longitudinal study assessing the impact of medical cannabis on health and substance use among emerging adults. For the present analysis, only quantitative baseline survey data were used. Logistic regression was used to examine the associations between past 90-day cannabis practices and other drug use, including illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse.
resultsIllicit drug use was associated with being non-Hispanic white (AOR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.8-5.1), use of cannabis concentrates (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI 1.6-4.9), while self-reported medical cannabis use was associated with lower probability of illicit drug use (AOR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.9). The odds of prescription drug misuse were increased for participants who reported use of cannabis edibles (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.1-3.5), and decreased with age (AOR = 0.9, 95% CI 0.8-1.0) and for those who used cannabis alone (AOR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.3-0.9).
conclusionUse of alternative cannabis forms, but not cannabis use frequency, were associated with greater odds of other drug use. Self-reported medical cannabis use, but not MCP status, decreased probability of illicit drug use.
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