Published in:
01-11-2018 | Concise Research Reports
Prevalence of Behavioral Health Conditions Across Frequency of Cannabis Use Among Adult Primary Care Patients in Washington State
Authors:
Gwen T. Lapham, PhD, MPH MSW, Amy K. Lee, MPH, Ryan M. Caldeiro, MD, Joseph E. Glass, PhD MSW, David S. Carrell, PhD, Julie E. Richards, MPH, Katharine A. Bradley, MD, MPH
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 11/2018
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Excerpt
Cannabis is the third most commonly used drug in the USA, after alcohol and tobacco, and the prevalence of cannabis use and cannabis use disorders (CUD) has doubled in the last decade, due in part to increasingly legalized access.
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2 Individuals who use cannabis have increased risk of behavioral health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and tobacco, alcohol, and other substance use disorders,
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5 but little is known about the association between frequency of cannabis use and behavioral health conditions among primary care patients. This population-based study of primary care patients
6 reports on the prevalence of common behavioral health conditions across cannabis use frequency. …
