コミュニティベースの高齢者のサンプルにおける生涯の大麻使用と結果
Michelle Dougherty1, Arianna J Jackson2, Christina Mair1
1Department of Behavioral and Community Health Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Substance use & misuse
|September 1, 2025
まとめ
大麻の合法化が進むにつれ 高齢者はより多く使用しています 住居の不確実性と健康状態の悪さは,この集団における大麻の問題の深刻さに関連しています.
科学分野:
- ゲロントロジー
- 公衆衛生
- 大麻の研究
背景:
- 大麻の使用は,より広範な合法化により,高齢者の間で増加しています.
- 大麻の使用パターンや購入習慣や高齢者の経験的な影響に関する研究は限られている.
研究 の 目的:
- 高齢者の大麻使用の特徴を調べる
- この集団における大麻関連の問題の重症性に関連した要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- ウェブベースの調査は,ニューヨーク市に住む142人の高齢者に実施されました (2022年7月〜11月).
- データ分析には,問題重さに関連する要因を評価するために,二変数比較と多変数線形モデリングが含まれています.
主要な成果:
- 参加者のほぼ半分 (47.2%) は,週1回以上大麻を使用しています. ジョイント/ブラントは一般的で,購入はしばしば個人的なつながりからでした.
- 住居の不確実性 (賃貸/住宅ローンの懸念) とブロンクスの生活は,より深刻な問題に関連していました.
- 自己報告した健康状態が良好で,問題度が低いと相関する.
結論:
- カンナビス使用の危険性について,高齢者に合わせた教育は極めて重要です.
- 害を軽減する戦略は 住居の不確実性や 自己評価の低い健康状態の個人に 焦点を当てるべきです
- 社会的ネットワークや近所の状況を理解することは 予防研究にとって不可欠です
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