Findings seen for younger adults across cannabis use disorder severity levels <\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b>
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THURSDAY, Jan. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adults aged 18 to 49 years reporting medical-only or medical-nonmedical cannabis use may have a higher prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) than those reporting nonmedical only, according to a research letter published online Jan. 22 in JAMA Psychiatry<\/em>.<\/p>\n Beth Han, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues examined differences in cannabis use frequency and CUD prevalence for medical-only and medical-nonmedical versus nonmedical-only use among U.S. adults aged 18 to 49 years. The analysis included data from 72,668 participants in the 2021 to 2022 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health.<\/p>\n The researchers found that 29.5 percent of respondents reported past-year cannabis use: 83.7 percent for nonmedical-only use, 9.2 percent medical-only use, and 5.7 percent for medical-nonmedical use. More than one-third (34.8 percent) had CUD. A higher adjusted prevalence of severe, moderate, and mild CUD was seen among men and women aged 18 to 34 years and men aged 35 to 49 years reporting medical-only or medical-nonmedical use versus those reporting nonmedical-only use. Adults reporting medical-only or medical-nonmedical use had more days of cannabis use than those reporting nonmedical-only use. <\/p>\n “Clinicians should consider addiction risk before recommending medical cannabis and, if they do, should monitor for CUD emergence,” the authors write.<\/p>\n One author disclosed having long-term stocks with relevant companies. <\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n