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Illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse among young adult medical cannabis patients and non-patient users in Los Angeles
Drug and alcohol dependence, v 198, pp 21-27
01 May 2019
PMID: 30861391
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Abstract
•Medical cannabis patient status was not associated with use of other drugs.•Self-reported medical cannabis use was negatively associated with illicit drug use.•Solitary cannabis users were less likely to misuse prescription drugs.•Alternative cannabis forms use was associated use of other drugs.
Young adults have the highest rates of cannabis and other drug use, as compared to other age groups, and contribute a significant proportion to the total population of medical cannabis patients (MCP). However, little is known about the relationships between various cannabis practices and illicit drug use/prescription drug misuse among young adult cannabis users with and without legal access to medical cannabis.
210 MCP and 156 non-patient cannabis users (NPU) aged 18–26 were recruited in Los Angeles in 2014–15 for a longitudinal study assessing the impact of medical cannabis on health and substance use among emerging adults. For the present analysis, only quantitative baseline survey data were used. Logistic regression was used to examine the associations between past 90-day cannabis practices and other drug use, including illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse.
Illicit drug use was associated with being non-Hispanic white (AOR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.8–5.1), use of cannabis concentrates (AOR = 2.8, 95% CI 1.6–4.9), while self-reported medical cannabis use was associated with lower probability of illicit drug use (AOR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.3–0.9). The odds of prescription drug misuse were increased for participants who reported use of cannabis edibles (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI 1.1–3.5), and decreased with age (AOR = 0.9, 95% CI 0.8–1.0) and for those who used cannabis alone (AOR = 0.5, 95% CI 0.3–0.9).
Use of alternative cannabis forms, but not cannabis use frequency, were associated with greater odds of other drug use. Self-reported medical cannabis use, but not MCP status, decreased probability of illicit drug use.
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- Title
- Illicit drug use and prescription drug misuse among young adult medical cannabis patients and non-patient users in Los Angeles
- Creators
- Ekaterina V Fedorova - Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United StatesSheree M Schrager - Department of Research and Sponsored Programs, California State University Northridge, University Hall 275, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330-8222, United StatesLucy F Robinson - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United StatesAlice Cepeda - School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Montgomery Ross Fisher Building, 669 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United StatesCarolyn F Wong - Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027, United StatesEllen Iverson - Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027, United StatesStephen E Lankenau - Department of Community Health and Prevention, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, 3215 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
- Publication Details
- Drug and alcohol dependence, v 198, pp 21-27
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000469306800004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85062527990
- Other Identifier
- 991014878425104721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Psychiatry
- Substance Abuse