Titre : | Demographic trends among older cannabis users in the United States, 2006-13 (2017) |
Auteurs : | B. H. HAN ; S. SHERMAN ; P. M. MAURO ; S. S. MARTINS ; J. ROTENBERG ; J. J. PALAMAR |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Addiction (Vol.112, n°3, March 2017) |
Article en page(s) : | 516-525 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus géographique ETATS-UNISThésaurus mots-clés CANNABIS ; PERSONNE AGEE ; DEMOGRAPHIE ; EVOLUTION ; PREVALENCE ; AGE ; COHORTE |
Résumé : |
Background and Aims: The ageing US population is providing an unprecedented population of older adults who use recreational drugs. We aimed to estimate the trends in the prevalence of past-year use of cannabis, describe the patterns and attitudes and determine correlates of cannabis use by adults age 50 years and older.
Design: Secondary analysis of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health survey from 2006 to 2013, a cross-sectional survey given to a nationally representative probability sample of populations living in US households. Setting: USA. Participants: A total of 47 140 survey respondents aged >= 50 years. Measures: Estimates and trends of past-year use of cannabis. Findings: The prevalence of past-year cannabis use among adults aged >= 50 increased significantly from 2006/07 to 2012/13, with a 57.8% relative increase for adults aged 50-64 (linear trend P = 65 (linear trend P = 0.002). When combining data from 2006 to 2013, 6.9% of older cannabis users met criteria for cannabis abuse or dependence, and the majority of the sample reported perceiving no risk or slight risk associated with monthly cannabis use (85.3%) or weekly use (79%). Past-year users were more likely to be younger, male, non-Hispanic, not have multiple chronic conditions and use tobacco, alcohol or other drugs compared with non-past-year cannabis users. Conclusions: The prevalence of cannabis use has increased significantly in recent years among US adults aged >= 50 years. |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 43 |
Affiliation : | Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA |
Cote : | Abonnement |
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