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A 2012 review of cannabis use and dependency in the United States by Danovitch et al said that "42% of persons over age 12 have used cannabis at least once in their lifetime, 11.5% have used within the past year, and 1.8% have met diagnostic criteria for cannabis abuse or dependence within the past year. Among individuals who have ever used ...
Legal cannabis (marijuana) product. Overconsumption and reliance could lead to cannabis-induced amotivational syndrome. The term amotivational syndrome was first devised to understand and explain the diminished drive and desire to work or compete among the population of youth who are frequent consumers of cannabis and has since been researched through various methodological studies with this ...
A new study has shown a spike in marijuana use among seniors in the last decade — specifically elderly women and those who are married. Marijuana use spikes among women over 65, study say [Video ...
Most people 50 and older who use cannabis do so at least once a month, saying it helps them sleep and eases pain, a new survey found. More than 20% of older adults have used pot in the past year ...
People sometimes use cannabis to cope with their anxiety, and cannabis withdrawal can lead to symptoms of anxiety. [59] Buspirone , a serotonin 5-HT 1A receptor partial agonist , has shown limited efficacy for treating anxiety in people with cannabis use disorder, though there may be better efficacy in males than in females. [ 59 ]
A study of more than 6 million Danes published in JAMA Psychiatry in May found that people who have cannabis use disorder (meaning, they’re unable to stop using marijuana) had a higher risk of ...
Researchers estimate that up to one-third of near-daily cannabis users in the U.S. may experience symptoms, ranging from mild to severe, affecting approximately six million people. The rise of the syndrome in the past two decades coincides with the expansion of marijuana legalization in the United States . [ 32 ]
“Older adults who drink do so more frequently than people under 65,” says George F. Koob, PhD, director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, adding that the data shows a ...