Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample.

ABSTRACT: Higher rate of substance use, including cannabis, has been reported in individuals with a history of childhood trauma, but less is known about the association between cannabis use with lifetime history of trauma and chronic stress, and potential gender differences in this association. This study systematically examined this association in a cross-sectional study of 841 individuals recruited between 2007 and 2012 from the community in New Haven, Connecticut. The Cumulative Adversity Index (CAI) was used to measure cumulative lifetime major life events, life trauma, and recent life events and chronic stress. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) was used to measure childhood trauma. Current and regular use of drugs were assessed using self-report questionnaires and objectively verified with u

SUBMITTER: Bassir Nia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10024801 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature