Time to Screen for Older Patients’ Cannabis Use?

Among those with doctors, 33% did not inform them, 28% reported their doctor was neutral on their use, 32% reported their doctor was supportive, and 8% reported their doctor was not supportive.

In the current study, while medical users reported using cannabis more frequently, with 40% using it roughly 4 to 7 days per week, they were less likely to have alcohol use disorder compared with nonmedical cannabis users .

Most were experienced users rather than new to cannabis use; most obtained cannabis from private/informal sources, reportedly with little difficulty.

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