Cannabis use disorder rates increased among U.S. adults between 2021 and 2024, according to a study published Aug. 19 in JAMA Psychiatry.
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health analyzed data from 186,823 adults who responded to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health between 2021 and 2024 to assess trends in cannabis use disorder by age and sex.
Here are three notes from the study:
- Between 2021 and 2024, the overall prevalence of cannabis use disorder increased from 7.3% to 9.3% among men and from 4.5% to 5.6% among women.
- The prevalence of moderate-to-severe cannabis use disorder increased from 3.1% to 4.1% among men and from 1.7% to 2.5% among women.
Moderate-to-severe cannabis use disorder increased the most among men ages 35 and older and among women ages 21 and older. - Among men with cannabis use disorder, the prevalence of moderate-to-severe use remained stable over the study period, while prevalence increased from 37% to 45% among women.
Both men and women ages 50 or older experienced the largest relative increase in moderate-to-severe cannabis use disorder prevalence between 2021 and 2024.
Read the full study here.
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