Fear of COVID-19 Diagnosis and Cannabis Use Patterns Among Adults with Chronic Health Conditions: Results from COVID-19 Cannabis Health Study.

ABSTRACT: Given the scarcity of literature regarding COVID-19 impacts on cannabis consumers with chronic illnesses who widely use cannabis to manage their health conditions, we aim to assess the effect of COVID-19 on cannabis use patterns among adults living with chronic diseases. Cannabis consumers with a chronic disease (N = 1,466) from COVID-19 Cannabis Health Study were included in this analysis. The primary outcomes were change in cannabis dosage, past 30-day cannabis usage, and change in route of cannabis administration, with the main exposure being self-reported fear of COVID-19 diagnosis. Significant differences were found between changes in cannabis dose by fear of COVID-19 diagnosis (p = .03) where 41.5% of adults fearing diagnosis reported an increase in their cannabis dosag

SUBMITTER: Diggs BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12034824 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature