1. Poverty matters: Cannabis use among people with serious mental illness: Findings from the United States survey on drug use and health, 2015.
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Carrà G, Bartoli F, Riboldi I, Trotta G, and Crocamo C
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Cannabis, Comorbidity, Female, Humans, Income, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States epidemiology, Young Adult, Marijuana Smoking, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Poverty statistics & numerical data, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
- Abstract
Background:: Little is known about the influence of contextual characteristics on comorbid substance use and serious mental illness (SMI)., Aims:: To explore the role of poverty on comorbid SMI and cannabis use., Methods:: We used data from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, considering those in poverty, with income under 100% of the US poverty threshold., Results:: People in poverty were more likely to suffer from concurrent SMI and cannabis use (3.07%, 95% confidence interval (CI):1.84%; 5.07%), even controlling for gender, age, tobacco and alcohol use (odds ratio (OR) = 2.77, 95% CI: 1.27; 6.03, p = .010)., Conclusion:: The magnitude of the association between SMI and cannabis use is influenced by poverty status. More research on potential mediators like income inequality and impoverished social capital is needed.
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- 2018
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