Adults Aged 18 To 49 Years Who Use Cannabis For Medical Reasons Have Higher CUD Rates Compared With Adults Who Only Use Cannabis Recreationally, Research Finds

Healio (1/28, Mahoney ) reports, “Adults aged 18 to 49 years who used cannabis for medical reasons had higher rates of cannabis use disorder [CUD] compared with adults who only used cannabis recreationally, according to a research letter.” The investigators said, “Clinicians should consider addiction risk before recommending medical cannabis and, if they do, should monitor for CUD emergence.” The findings were published in JAMA Psychiatry.

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— “Medical cannabis use still linked to addiction,”Moira Mahoney, Healio, January 28, 2025

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