Association of Recreational Cannabis Legalization With Alcohol Use Among Adults in the US, 2010 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In the US, cannabis use has nearly doubled during the past decade, in part because states have implemented recreational cannabis laws (RCLs). However, it is unclear how legalization of adult-use cannabis may affect alcohol consumption.

Objective

To estimate the association between implementation of state RCLs and alcohol use among adults in the US.

Design, settings, and participants

This was a cross-sectional study of 4.2 million individuals who responded to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2010 to 2019. A difference-in-differences approach with demographic and policy controls was used to estimate the association between RCLs and alcohol use, overall and by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and educational level. Data analyses were performed fr

SUBMITTER: Macha V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9675003 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature