Routine health screening for cannabis use in Veterans Health Administration clinical settings is necessary to identify older adults with cannabis use.

Cannabis use among older veterans has reached levels comparable to modern-day tobacco use, with more than 1 in 10 reporting past-month cannabis consumption, according to a new study published in ...

The data revealed a striking rise in cannabis-related emergency visits among older adults. Between 2008 and 2021, the rate of ER visits due to marijuana increased fivefold among those aged 45-64 ...

For adults 65 and older, it was even larger a 26.7-fold increase. These statistics indicate a surge in cannabis usage among older populations, which corresponds to its ever-increasing ...

High-potency cannabis use among Oregon’s adolescents is putting ... Health on the danger marijuana poses to children and young adults. Speakers included David Rettew, a child and adolescent ...

A study published today by the journal Psychiatry finds that medical marijuana use can provide immediate relief from symptoms such as pain, anxiety, and depression among older adults ... team tracked ...

Many people think it’s impossible to become addicted to “weed.” Unfortunately, cannabis use disorder (CUD) is a rapidly growing addiction in the United States. In addition, evidence suggests ...

As shown in Figure 2, the majority of all cannabis-related cases were unintentional in nature (e.g. poisonings, falls and motor vehicle collisions) among both groups (children 66.3%, adults 58.2%), ...

New cannabis emergency visits just skyrocketed among older adults. And the risk they face is startling. While we debate legalization and medical uses, something alarming is happening in emergency ...