Cannabis use patterns and motives: A comparison of younger, middle-aged, and older medical cannabis dispensary patients
Cannabis use patterns and motives: A comparison of younger, middle-aged, and older medical cannabis dispensary patients
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DOI：
10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.03.006
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发表时间：
2017-09-01
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4.4
通讯作者：
Bonn-Miller, Marcel O.
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作者：
Haug, Nancy A.;Padula, Claudia B.;Bonn-Miller, Marcel O.
简介：随着越来越多的州实施允许医用大麻的立法，医用大麻越来越多地用于各种健康状况。鲜为人知的是，医疗大麻的使用模式和动机在成年人之间的整个lifesty.Methods：本研究探讨了在医疗大麻药房在旧金山弗朗西斯科，加州收集的数据。参与者包括217名医用大麻患者，他们被分为年龄定义的队列（年轻：1830岁，中年：31-50岁，老年：51-72岁）。使用单因素方差分析，卡方检验和线性回归analysis.Results的大麻使用，动机和医疗条件的几个措施的年龄组进行了比较：所有三个年龄组有类似的频率在过去一个月的大麻使用，但是，大麻使用的数量和有问题的大麻使用率较高的年轻用户相对于中年和老年人。年龄和有问题的大麻使用之间的关联是缓和的定期使用开始的年龄，这样，定期使用大麻的早期开始的年龄与更多的问题使用在年轻的用户，但不是在老年用户。中年人更有可能报告使用医用大麻治疗失眠，而老年人更有可能使用医用大麻治疗癌症、青光眼和艾滋病毒/艾滋病等慢性疾病。年轻的参与者报告大麻使用时，无聊的速度比中年和老年adult.Conclusions：研究结果表明，有问题的大麻使用医用大麻用户之间的年龄相关的风险，这样年轻的用户应监测大麻的使用模式，可能会导致有害的后果。(C)2017爱思唯尔有限公司版权所有
Introduction: Medical cannabis is increasingly being used for a variety of health conditions as more states implement legislation permitting medical use of cannabis. Little is known about medical cannabis use patterns and motives among adults across the lifespan.Methods: The present study examined data collected at a medical cannabis dispensary in San Francisco, California. Participants included 217 medical cannabis patients who were grouped into age-defined cohorts (younger: 1830, middle-aged: 31-50, and older: 51-72). The age groups were compared on several measures of cannabis use, motives and medical conditions using one-way ANOVAs, chi-square tests and linear regression analyses.Results: All three age groups had similar frequency of cannabis use over the past month; however, the quantity of cannabis used and rates of problematic cannabis use were higher among younger users relative to middle-aged and older adults. The association between age and problematic cannabis use was moderated by age of regular use initiation such that earlier age of regular cannabis use onset was associated with more problematic use in the younger users, but not among older users. Middle-aged adults were more likely to report using medical cannabis for insomnia, while older adults were more likely to use medical cannabis for chronic medical problems such as cancer, glaucoma and HIV/AIDS. Younger participants reported cannabis use when bored at a greater rate than middle-aged and older adults.Conclusions: Findings suggest that there is an age-related risk for problematic cannabis use among medical cannabis users, such that younger users should be monitored for cannabis use patterns that may lead to deleterious consequences. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.