Cannabis Use Among Older Adults
In this cross-sectional study of cannabis use in older veterans, use was common, and more than one-third who used in the past 30 days had any CUD. The prevalence of past 30-day cannabis use was close to tobacco use prevalence, and risk factors for cannabis use were similar to those observed in other populations. Frequent and inhaled cannabis use was associated with higher odds of any CUD. Routine health screening for cannabis use in Veterans Health Administration clinical settings is necessary to identify older adults with cannabis use.
Authors
- Deborah S. Hasin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6533-7021)
- Katherine J. Hoggatt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9431-5438)
- Louise C. Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9642-6238)
- Emily Lum
- Peter C. Austin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3337-233X)
- Beth Ellen Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-0761)
- Vira Pravosud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5762-6632)
- Tauheed Zaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4425-6417)
- Amy L. Byers
- Salomeh Keyhani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9124-9618)
- Marzieh Vali
Institutions
- San Francisco VA Medical Center (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- San Francisco VA Health Care System (US)
- Northern California Institute for Research and Education (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.10173
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.73