Unrelenting Growth and Diversification: Using the Health and Retirement Study to Illuminate Cannabis Use among Aging Americans

DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: Changing attitudes and state legalization appear important for late middle age and older persons, and as many as 1 of every 5 persons over 50 may be using cannabis by 2030. Cannabis use among aging Americans warrants increased attention from care providers, program administrators and policy makers, especially as a prevention or harm reduction strategy relative to prescription opioids.PMID:38400767 | DOI:10.1093/geront/gnae016
Source: The Gerontologist - Category: Geriatrics Authors: Source Type: research