Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use for medicinal reasons - An Australian cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

It is important to know the prevalence and source of medicinal cannabis use in the population because non-prescribed medicinal use of cannabis products places individuals at higher risk of harms. We estimated the prevalence and correlates of the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes in Australia, three years after Australians were given legal access.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

The 2019 Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey.

Participants

Participants were 22,015 Australians aged 14 or above.

Outcome measure

Self-reported cannabis use in the last 12 months for medicinal purposes only, both medicinal/recreational reasons, or recreationally only. Those who reported medicinal use were asked if it had been prescribed by a doctor. P

SUBMITTER: Leung J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9160481 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature