Self-medication of mood and anxiety disorders with marijuana: Higher in states with medical marijuana laws.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-medication with drugs or alcohol is commonly reported among adults with mood or anxiety disorders, and increases the risk of developing substance use disorders. Medical marijuana laws (MML) may be associated with greater acceptance of the therapeutic value of marijuana, leading individuals to self-medicate.

Methods

The study utilized data from Wave 2 of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (2004-2005). Participants were sampled from households in the general population and included adults with a mood or anxiety disorder in the past 12 months (n = 7418), and the subset of those who used marijuana and no other drug (n = 314). Weighted logistic regression models predicted the prevalence of self-medication with drugs in U.S. states

SUBMITTER: Sarvet AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5911228 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature