Cannabis Use: A New Risk Behaviour Among Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cannabis use has increased in Canada and can be associated with adverse cardiovascular events. Given increased use and accessibility to cannabis, there is a need among clinicians to better understand cannabis use in adults with congenital heart disease.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey (May to September 2018) was used to investigate cannabis use among 252 patients with adult congenital heart disease in a quaternary care centre.

Results

Of the 252 patients, 53 (21%) reported using cannabis. The majority of cannabis users were men (62%), between the ages of 25 and 39 years (mean age = 32 ± 16 years), and more likely to use tobacco (n = 9, 17%; P = 0.001) and alcohol (n = 37, 60%; P = 0.001). Significant differences (P = 0.011) were found

SUBMITTER: Bailey B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10777198 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature