Prevalence of Cannabis Use and Factors Related to Hospitalizations in the United States: A Population-Based Study Using National Inpatient Sample Between 2012 and 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cannabis use has been associated with adverse outcomes among adults and adolescents. As more states legalize or consider legalization, it is imperative to understand cannabis-related hospitalizations among the US population. This study is aimed at understanding the prevalence of cannabis-related hospitalizations using a nationally representative sample.

Methods

Using the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) available through the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), we included all hospitalizations that met the inclusion criteria of documented history of cannabis use and those with any cannabis diagnosis as the reason for hospitalization between 2012 and 2014, and 2016 and 2018 using listwise deletion methods. Cannabis use was identified based on Internatio

SUBMITTER: Sulley S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9507936 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature