Boehnke Kevin F, Smith Tristin, Elliott Michael R, Wilson-Poe Adrianne R, Kruger Daniel J
Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, Anesthesiology Department, University of Michigan Medical School, 24 Frank Lloyd Wright Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48106, USA.
Michigan Psychedelic Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J Cannabis Res. 2024 Oct 1;6(1):38. doi: 10.1186/s42238-024-00249-5.
The Department of Health and Human Services recently recommended rescheduling cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III, which might have broad effects on public health outcomes related to cannabis. In this changing environment, understanding national patterns in how people obtain information about cannabis is critical to informing public health outreach and education.
We surveyed American adults (≥ 18 years) between June 22nd-26th, 2023 using the AmeriSpeak panel. We assessed past year cannabis use, intentions for cannabis use, and where participants got their information about cannabis. We investigated differences by past year use and explored associations between demographic and cannabis use characteristics with information sources using logistic regression.
Participants (n = 1,161) were 48.3±27.3 years of age (mean±standard deviation), 51% female, and 27% reported past year cannabis use. The most common information sources used were friends/family (35.6%) and websites (33.7%), while the least common information sources were health/medical care providers (9.3%), employees at place of purchase (8.6%), and government agencies (4.7%). Past year cannabis use was positively associated with all information sources except government agencies and popular media articles. A higher proportion of those using cannabis medically (with or without recreational use) obtained information from a healthcare provider (16.4% vs. 5.2%, p = 0.006).
As cannabis accessibility increases and legality continues changing, there is a strong need for better clinician education, improved public health outreach, and improved communication between patients and clinicians about cannabis.
美国卫生与公众服务部最近建议将大麻从附表 I 重新分类为附表 III，这可能会对与大麻相关的公共卫生结果产生广泛影响。在这种不断变化的环境中，了解人们获取大麻信息的全国模式对于开展公共卫生宣传和教育至关重要。
我们于2023年6月22日至26日使用美国民意调查小组对美国成年人（≥18岁）进行了调查。我们评估了过去一年的大麻使用情况、大麻使用意图以及参与者获取大麻信息的来源。我们按过去一年的使用情况调查了差异，并使用逻辑回归探讨了人口统计学和大麻使用特征与信息来源之间的关联。
参与者（n = 1161）年龄为48.3±27.3岁（均值±标准差），51%为女性，27%报告过去一年使用过大麻。最常用的信息来源是朋友/家人（35.6%）和网站（33.7%），而最不常用的信息来源是健康/医疗保健提供者（9.3%）、购买地点的员工（8.6%）和政府机构（4.7%）。过去一年的大麻使用与除政府机构和大众媒体文章之外的所有信息来源均呈正相关。更高比例的医疗使用大麻者（无论有无娱乐性使用）从医疗保健提供者处获取信息（16.4%对5.2%，p = 0.006）。
随着大麻可及性增加且合法性不断变化，迫切需要加强临床医生教育、改善公共卫生宣传，并改善患者与临床医生之间关于大麻的沟通。
