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ArticleThe Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association2026

Unmet Healthcare Needs as a Mechanism of Rural-Urban Medical Cannabis Use Disparities Among Sexual Minority Young Adults.

Chloe B Anderson, Katelyn F Romm, Erin A Vogel

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Article in The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Chloe B AndersonTSET Health Promotion Research Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US.
Katelyn F RommTSET Health Promotion Research Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US.
Erin A VogelTSET Health Promotion Research Center, Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7193-8720

Funding

Identifying and Addressing the Effects of Social Media Use on Young Adults' E-Cigarette Use: A Solutions-Oriented ApproachK01DA055073 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI Erin Alyssa Vogel · 2023 to 2026
$764k
American Cancer Society 134128-IRG-19-142NIDA NIH HHS K01DA055073Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust R22-03
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Abstract

purposeSexual minority (SM; vs. heterosexual) young adults (YAs) report disproportionately high cannabis use rates. SMYAs may use medical cannabis for unaddressed healthcare needs, especially in rural areas, which may have greater anti-SM stigma and less healthcare access.

methodsSMYAs (N = 549; ages 18-25, M

findingsRural (vs. urban) residence was directly associated with greater likelihood of having unmet healthcare needs and less healthcare availability. Unmet healthcare needs were associated with greater likelihood of any past-month cannabis use and medical cannabis use, whereas greater healthcare availability was associated with less likelihood of any past-month cannabis use and medical cannabis use. Rural (vs. urban) residence was indirectly associated with greater likelihood of medical cannabis use through greater likelihood of having unmet healthcare needs and having less healthcare availability.

conclusionsCannabis use among SMYAs may be a response to unaddressed medical needs, especially in rural areas. Public health efforts should prioritize improving healthcare infrastructure in rural areas and creating affirming, accessible healthcare environments for SMYAs.

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Healthcare DisparitiesHealth Services Needs and DemandMedical MarijuanaRural PopulationSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdolescentAdultFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMaleOklahomaSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationYoung AdultMedical Marijuanacannabismedical cannabisruralitysexual minorityunmet healthcare needs

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