Risk of Dementia in Individuals With Emergency Department Visits or Hospitalizations Due to Cannabis
Individuals with cannabis use severe enough to require hospital-based care were at increased risk of a new dementia diagnosis compared with those with all-cause hospital-based care or the general population. These findings have important implications considering increasing cannabis use among older adults.
Authors
- Michael Pugliese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2794-1436)
- Daniel T. Myran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-300X)
- Nathan M. Stall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1239-1937)
- Colleen Webber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9193-5386)
- Lyndsay D. Harrison
Institutions
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Neurology
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.0530
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 30.97