Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Among U.S. Adults with Psychiatric Disorders: 2001-2002 and 2012-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Rates of cannabis use disorder (CUD) have increased disproportionately among Veterans Administration (VA) patients with psychiatric disorders compared to patients with no disorder. However, VA patient samples are not representative of all U.S. adults, so results on disproportionate increases in CUD prevalence could have been biased. To address this concern, we investigated whether disproportionate increases in the prevalence of cannabis outcomes among those with psychiatric disorders would replicate in nationally representative samples of U.S. adults.

Methods

Data came from two national surveys conducted in 2001-2002 (n = 43,093) and 2012-2013 (n = 36,309). Outcomes were any past-year non-medical cannabis use, frequent non-medical use (≥3 times weekl

SUBMITTER: Hasin DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11710973 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature