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Lum HD, Arora K, Croker JA, et al. Patterns of Marijuana Use and Health Impact: A Survey Among Older Coloradans. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2019;5:2333721419843707doi: 10.1177/2333721419843707.
Lum, H. D., Arora, K., Croker, J. A., Qualls, S. H., Schuchman, M., Bobitt, J., Milavetz, G., & Kaskie, B. (2019). Patterns of Marijuana Use and Health Impact: A Survey Among Older Coloradans. Gerontology & geriatric medicine, 52333721419843707. https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721419843707
Lum, Hillary D, et al. "Patterns of Marijuana Use and Health Impact: A Survey Among Older Coloradans." Gerontology & geriatric medicine vol. 5 (2019): 2333721419843707. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721419843707
Lum HD, Arora K, Croker JA, Qualls SH, Schuchman M, Bobitt J, Milavetz G, Kaskie B. Patterns of Marijuana Use and Health Impact: A Survey Among Older Coloradans. Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2019 Apr 26;5:2333721419843707. doi: 10.1177/2333721419843707. eCollection 2019. PMID: 31065574; PMCID: PMC6487769.
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Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2019 Apr 26;5:2333721419843707. doi: 10.1177/2333721419843707. eCollection 2019.

Patterns of Marijuana Use and Health Impact: A Survey Among Older Coloradans.

Gerontology & geriatric medicine

Hillary D Lum, Kanika Arora, J Alton Croker, Sara H Qualls, Melissa Schuchman, Julie Bobitt, Gary Milavetz, Brian Kaskie

Affiliations

  1. Eastern Colorado VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Aurora, CO, USA.
  2. University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA.
  3. University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
  4. Gerontology Center University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
  5. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA.

PMID: 31065574 PMCID: PMC6487769 DOI: 10.1177/2333721419843707

Abstract

Access to recreational and medical marijuana is common in the United States, particularly in states with legalized use. Here, we describe patterns of recreational and medical marijuana use and self-reported health among older persons using a geographically sampled survey in Colorado. The in-person or online survey was offered to community-dwelling older persons aged above 60 years. We assessed past-year marijuana use including recreational, medical, or both; methods of use; marijuana source; reasons for use; sociodemographic and health factors; and self-reported health. Of 274 respondents (mean age = 72.5 years, 65% women), 45% reported past-year marijuana use. Of these, 54% reported using marijuana both medically and recreationally. Using more than one marijuana method or preparation was common. Reasons for use included arthritis, chronic back pain, anxiety, and depression. Past-year marijuana users reported improved overall health, quality of life, day-to-day functioning, and improvement in pain. Odds of past-year marijuana use decreased with each additional year of age. The odds were lower among women and those with higher self-reported health status; odds of use were higher with past-year opioid use. Older persons with access to recreational and medical marijuana described concurrent use of medical and recreational marijuana, use of multiple preparations, and overall positive health impacts.

Keywords: marijuana; older persons; opioids; pain; survey

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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