Association of High-Potency Cannabis Use With Mental Health and Substance Use in Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cannabis use is consistently linked to poorer mental health outcomes, and there is evidence that use of higher-potency cannabis increases these risks. To date, no studies have described the association between cannabis potency and concurrent mental health in a general population sample or addressed confounding using longitudinal data.

Objective

To explore the association between cannabis potency and substance use and mental health outcomes, accounting for preceding mental health and frequency of cannabis use.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, a UK birth cohort of participants born between April 1, 1991, and December 31, 1992. Present data on outcomes and exposures were col

SUBMITTER: Hines LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7254445 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature