How Cannabis Use is Associated with the Physical and Mental Health of Older Adults

A US Population-Based Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15440348
AutoresEunhea You (0000-0003-0129-9967, Quinnipiac University, autor correspondente), Sayantani Sarkar (0000-0002-3003-7096, Yale University), Robert H Pietrzak (0000-0002-5561-6414, Yale University), Joan K Monin (0000-0002-1729-0230, Yale University), Hermine Poghosyan (0000-0001-6940-444X, Yale University)
Ano2025
Volume24
Fascículo2
Páginas1774-1795
Data de publicação2025-04-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1557-1874 • E-ISSN: 1557-1882
EditoraSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s11469-025-01475-5
OpenAlexW4409503769
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas53

Cannabis use (CU) is increasing among adults aged ≥ 50. Yet, its effects on mental and physical health remain understudied. We investigated the association between CU and physical and mental health among adults aged ≥ 50. Using data from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Marijuana Use module, we included 55,108 individuals aged ≥ 50 through weighted descriptive and multivariable multinomial logistic regression analyses. Findings Results showed that infrequent, frequent, and daily cannabis users were more likely to be younger, male, either never married or divorced/separated, out of the workforce, and to lack health insurance coverage than non-users. Adults who used cannabis daily had 133% increased odds of reporting ≥ 14 days of poor mental and 76% increased odds of reporting ≥ 14 days of poor physical health in the past 30 days. Study findings suggest that CU is associated with poor health, highlighting the need for CU screening and promoting awareness of its adverse health effects. Evidence-based guidelines are essential to supporting this population’s physical and mental health

Cannabis · Environmental health · Health psychology · Marijuana smoking · Mental health · Physical health · Physical therapy · Population · Population health · Psychiatry · Public health · Substance use · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Gerontology · Rehabilitation