Journal article
Is Medical Marijuana Legalization Associated With Prescription Drug Misuse, Illicit Drug Use, or Combination of Both Among Adults in the United States?
Journal of drug issues, Vol.50(4), pp.566-578
10/01/2020
DOI: 10.1177/0022042620942152
Abstract
This research focuses on associations of medical marijuana legalization with prescription drug misuse, illicit drug use, and a combination of both behaviors. Using three waves of the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH, 2016-2018), adult participants (age >= 18) were selected for the final study sample (n= 127,438). Multinomial logistic regression was adjusted for biological, socioeconomic, and substance use measurements. Results from multinomial regression demonstrated that medical marijuana legalization was positively associated with illicit drug use (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 1.33, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.17, 1.51];p< .01) and both prescription drug misuse and illicit drug use (RRR = 1.14, 95% CI = [1.05, 1.25];p< .01) among U.S. adults. It is recommended to design policy interventions to counter illicit drug use and a combination of both prescription drug misuse and illicit drug use as the result of medical marijuana legalization.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Is Medical Marijuana Legalization Associated With Prescription Drug Misuse, Illicit Drug Use, or Combination of Both Among Adults in the United States?
- Creators
- Yen-Han Lee - Indiana UniversityYen-Chang Chang - Natl Tsing Hua Univ, Ctr Gen Educ, Hsinchu, TaiwanChing-Ti Liu - Boston UniversityStephan Arndt - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of drug issues, Vol.50(4), pp.566-578
- DOI
- 10.1177/0022042620942152
- ISSN
- 0022-0426
- eISSN
- 1945-1369
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Biostatistics; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985132072502771
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