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Marijuana use by middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2015–2016
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Han, Benjamin H. Palamar, Joseph |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence Marijuana use is increasing among middle-aged and older adults in the US, but little is understood of its pattern of use by this population. We performed a cross-sectional analysis of responses from 17,608 adults aged ≥50 years from the 2015 and 2016 administrations of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Prevalence of past-year marijuana use was estimated and compared between middle-aged adults (age 50–64) and older adults (≥65). Characteristics of past-year marijuana users including demographics, substance use, chronic disease, and emergency room use, were compared to non-marijuana users and stratified by age group. Marijuana use characteristics were also compared between middle-aged and older adults. We used multivariable logistic regression to determine correlates of past-year marijuana use. Prevalence of past-year marijuana use was 9.0% among adults aged 50–64 and 2.9% among adults aged ≥65. Prevalence of past-year alcohol use disorder (AUD), nicotine dependence, cocaine use, and misuse of prescription medications (i.e., opioids, sedatives, tranquilizers) were higher among marijuana users compared to non-users. In adjusted models, initiation of marijuana use <19 years of age [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 13.43, 95% confidence interval (CI) 9.60, 18.78)], AUD (AOR = 2.11, 95% CI 1.51, 2.94), prescription opioid misuse (AOR 2.49, 95% CI 1.61, 3.85), nicotine dependence (AOR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.59, 2.26), and cocaine use (AOR 7.43, 95% CI 4.23, 13.03), were all associated with increased odds of past-year marijuana use. Marijuana use is becoming more prevalent in this population and users are also at high risk for other drug use. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159910/pdf |
| Ending Page | 381 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Starting Page | 374 |
| ISSN | 03768716 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.07.006 |
| Journal | Drug and Alcohol Dependence |
| Volume Number | 191 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2018-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Drug and Alcohol Dependence Polysubstance Use |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Toxicology Pharmacology Pharmacology (medical) Psychiatry and Mental Health |
