The economic impact of cannabis use disorder and dementia diagnosis in veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have demonstrated that individuals diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) frequently use medical and recreational cannabis to treat persistent symptoms of TBI, such as chronic pain and sleep disturbances, which can lead to cannabis use disorder (CUD). We aimed to determine the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) healthcare utilization and costs associated with CUD and dementia diagnosis in veterans with TBI.

Methods

This observational study used administrative datasets from the population of post-9/11 veterans from the Long-term Impact of Military-Relevant Brain Injury Consortium-Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium and the VA Data Warehouse. We compared the differential VHA costs among the following cohorts of veterans: (1) No dementia diagnosi

SUBMITTER: Esmaeili A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811113 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature