Cannabis Laws and Utilization of Medications for the Treatment of Mental Health Disorders.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Mental health disorders are prevalent yet undertreated health conditions in the US. Given perceptions about the potential effect of cannabis on individuals with mental health disorders, there is a need to understand the association of cannabis laws with psychotropic use.

Objective

To investigate the association of medical and recreational cannabis laws and dispensary openings with the dispensing of psychotropic medications used to treat mental health disorders in the US.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study of 10 013 948 commercially insured patients used a synthetic control method to examine the association of cannabis policies with prescribing. Data on all patients dispensed prescriptions for each of the 5 classes of psychotropic m

SUBMITTER: Bradford AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377998 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature