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Article de Périodique
Demographic trends among older cannabis users in the United States, 2006-13 (2017)
Auteur(s) :
HAN, B. H. ;
SHERMAN, S. ;
MAURO, P. M. ;
MARTINS, S. S. ;
ROTENBERG, J. ;
PALAMAR, J. J.
Année
2017
Page(s) :
516-525
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
43
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Thésaurus 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 < 0.001) and a 250% relative increase for those aged >= 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.
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 < 0.001) and a 250% relative increase for those aged >= 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.
Affiliation :
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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