Nondisordered Cannabis Use Among US Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cannabis use is increasingly viewed by adolescents as not harmful. Youths with cannabis use disorder (CUD) are recognized by clinicians as being at risk for adverse outcomes, yet little is known about the associations between subclinical cannabis use (ie, nondisordered cannabis use [NDCU]) and adverse psychosocial events.

Objective

To describe the prevalence and demographics of NDCU and to compare associations of cannabis use with adverse psychosocial events among adolescents with no cannabis use, NDCU, and CUD.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used a nationally representative sample derived from the 2015 to 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Participants were adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, separated into 3 distinct g

SUBMITTER: Sultan RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10157425 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature