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2022 Mar 03


Drug Alcohol Depend


234

Chronic health conditions, acute health events, and healthcare utilization among adults over age 50 in Hawai’i who use cannabis: A matched cohort study.

Authors

Phillips KT, Pedula KL, Choi NG, Tawara K-AK, Simiola V, Satre DD, Owen-Smith A, Lynch FF, Dickerson J
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 Mar 03; 234:109387.
PMID: 35279458.

Abstract

Research on cannabis-related health outcomes in diverse older adults is limited. The current study utilized a matched cohort study design to compare older adults in Hawai'i with identified cannabis diagnoses and matched controls on chronic health conditions, acute health events, and healthcare utilization from 2016 to 2020.