Zeiger Joanna S, Silvers William S, Fleegler Edward M, Zeiger Robert S
Canna Research Group, 3996 Savannah Ct., Boulder, CO, 80301, USA.
Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 12700 E. 19th Ave., Room 10C03, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
J Cannabis Res. 2019 Jul 29;1(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s42238-019-0006-9.
There is a paucity of information regarding cannabis use behaviors in adult community-based athletes as most research in athletes has focused on misuse of cannabis in elite, adolescent, university-based athletes. We aimed to determine whether age related differences exist in patterns of cannabis use and subjective effects to cannabis in adult athletes.
The Athlete PEACE Survey used mainly social media and email blasts to recruit and SurveyGizmo to collect data. Cannabis patterns of use (duration of use, frequency of use, routes of administration, cannabinoid used, concurrent use with exercise), benefits, and adverse effects were reported. Age was reported by decade from 21 to ≥60. Age trends in cannabis use patterns and subjective effects were assessed using linear trend analysis.
Of the 1161 participants, 301 (26%) athletes currently used cannabis. Younger athletes compared to older athletes reported significantly more positive and adverse subjective effects to cannabis, used cannabis longer, and used both tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol for medical and recreational purposes. Younger athletes used cannabis concurrently with exercise more often than older athletes and consumed edibles, vaporized, and smoked more than older athletes.
We found age-related cannabis patterns of use and subjective effects to cannabis. Concerns about cannabis mis-use and abuse in athletes maybe overstated with the potential benefits (improved sleep, decreased anxiety, less pain) outweighing the adverse effects (increased anxiety, increased appetite, difficulty concentrating).
关于成年社区运动员使用大麻的行为信息匮乏，因为大多数针对运动员的研究都集中在精英、青少年、大学运动员中大麻的滥用情况。我们旨在确定成年运动员在大麻使用模式和对大麻的主观反应方面是否存在年龄相关差异。
运动员和平调查主要通过社交媒体和电子邮件招募，并使用SurveyGizmo收集数据。报告了大麻的使用模式（使用时长、使用频率、给药途径、使用的大麻素、与运动同时使用情况）、益处和不良反应。年龄按年代报告，范围从21岁到≥60岁。使用线性趋势分析评估大麻使用模式和主观反应的年龄趋势。
在1161名参与者中，301名（26%）运动员目前使用大麻。与年长运动员相比，年轻运动员报告对大麻有更多的积极和消极主观反应，使用大麻的时间更长，并且将四氢大麻酚和大麻二酚用于医疗和娱乐目的。年轻运动员比年长运动员更常将大麻与运动同时使用，食用、汽化和吸烟大麻的频率也高于年长运动员。
我们发现了与年龄相关的大麻使用模式和对大麻的主观反应。运动员中大麻滥用的担忧可能被夸大了，其潜在益处（改善睡眠、减轻焦虑、减轻疼痛）超过了不良反应（焦虑增加、食欲增加、注意力不集中）。
