Medical and Non-Medical Marijuana Use in Depression: Longitudinal Associations with Suicidal Ideation, Everyday Functioning, and Psychiatry Service Utilization

The policies and attitudes toward marijuana use are changing in the United States (Volkow et  al., 2014; Volkow et al., 2016; Hasin et al., 2017). As of January 2018, 30 states and the District of Columbia have passed medical marijuana laws (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2018), and fewer adults perceive non-medical marijuana use as risky (Pacek et al., 2015). Although so me adults can use marijuana without harm (Hasin et al., 2016), marijuana users with comorbid psychiatric disorders, such as depression, are at increased risk of experiencing poor symptom and functional outcomes (Bahorik et al., 2013; Trull et al., 2016).

Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - July 16, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Amber L. Bahorik, Stacy A. Sterling, Cynthia I. Campbell, Constance Weisner, Danielle Ramo, Derek D. Satre Tags: Research paper Source Type: research