Prevalence and correlates of cannabis use disorder among Australians using cannabis products to treat a medical condition.

Llewellyn Mills Nicholas LintzerisMichael O'MalleyJonathon C ArnoldIain S McGregor

Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2022)

Prevalence of CUD in medical cannabis users appears comparable to 'recreational' users, with many similar correlates. CUD was associated with using cannabis to treat mental health rather than pain conditions and inhaled over other routes of administration.

Keyphrases

mental health
risk factors
healthcare

chronic pain
pain management

cystic fibrosis
neuropathic pain

spinal cord
mental illness