Testing Medical Marijuana's Unintended Consequences for Youth and Young Adults

测试医用大麻对青少年和年轻人的意外后果

基本信息

批准号：
8542811
负责人：
JOANNE E. SPETZ
金额：
$ 34.85万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2012
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2012-09-15 至 2016-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8542811
关键词：
17 year old Address Adolescence Adolescent Adoption Affect Age Alcohol or Other Drugs use Alcohols Attitude Audience Research Behavior Cannabis Characteristics Consumption Control Groups Controlled Study Costs and Benefits Cross-Sectional Studies Data Data Collection Decision Making Dependence Desire for food Drug Legislation Drug usage Economics Epidemiology Funding Opportunities Health Investigation Knowledge Laws Life Literature Marijuana Marijuana Smoking Medical Methods Outcome Outcomes Research Patients Perception Pharmaceutical Preparations Policies Policy Research Population Population Group Prevention Price Regulation Research Risk Scientist Shapes Substance Use Disorder Substance abuse problem Surveys Testing Time Tobacco Variant Vulnerable Populations Youth authority chronic pain coping high risk population based prospective risk perception social trend young adult

项目摘要

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This study responds to NIDA's PA-08-124 Funding Opportunity Announcement calling for research on the effects of laws, regulations and policies on the epidemiology of drug use. We propose a serial cross-sectional study to identify the impact of medical marijuana laws on drug-related attitudes, consumption and problems among adolescents and young adults. We will combine nine years of US national survey data with original data collection on the passage and characteristics of state laws. Since 1996, 17 states have passed laws that decriminalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes. Another six states are currently deliberating. Medical marijuana is intended to help patients cope with chronic pain and loss of appetite accompanying serious illness. It could, however, have unintended consequences for young people. Such policies could inadvertently "send the wrong message" to young people about the risks of using drugs. If poorly regulated and enforced, medical marijuana laws could increase access to illicit cannabis and drive down its price. We propose a nine-year, state-level prospective investigation of the relationships between passage of state MM laws and drug-related outcomes among youth (12-17 years of age) and young adults (18-25 years). We will use econometric methods to compare changes in drug-related attitudes and behaviors across populations of young people residing in states with medical marijuana laws, using non-medical marijuana states as a control group. We will draw on nine annual waves of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), from 2002-10, augmented with original data collection on state medical marijuana laws. Proposed specific aims are: Specific Aim 1. To identify whether passage of state MM laws is associated with changing perceptions about the risks, social acceptability and availability of marijuana in populations of adolescents and young adults. Specific Aim 2. To determine whether passage of MM laws is associated with changing rates of marijuana use and problems in young people, as well as the use of economic substitutes/compliments for cannabis, such as alcohol and tobacco. Specific Aim 3. To examine whether variation across states in the characteristics and implementation of MM laws is associated with drug-related attitudes and behaviors in young people.

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究对NIDA的PA-08-124资助机会公告做出了回应，要求研究法律，法规和政策对药物使用流行病学的影响。我们提出了一项连续的横断面研究，以确定医用大麻法律对青少年和年轻人中与毒品有关的态度，消费和问题的影响。我们将将9年的美国国家调查数据与有关州法律的通过和特征收集的原始数据结合在一起。自1996年以来，有17个州通过了将大麻用于药用目的的法律。目前还有六个州正在审议。医用大麻旨在帮助患者应对慢性疼痛和伴随性疾病的食欲丧失。但是，它可能会对年轻人产生意想不到的后果。这样的政策可能会无意中向年轻人“发送错误的信息”，以了解使用毒品的风险。如果监管不善和执行，医用大麻法律可能会增加获得非法大麻的机会并降低其价格。我们建议对州MM法律的通过与年轻人（12-17岁）与年轻人（18-25岁）之间的关系进行九年的州级前瞻性调查。我们将使用计量经济学方法来比较使用非医学大麻国家作为对照组的居住在使用医用大麻法的州的年轻人的毒品相关态度和行为的变化。从2002 - 10年开始，我们将借鉴《国家药物使用与健康调查》（NSDUH）的9年浪潮，并随着国家医用大麻法的原始数据收集增强。拟议的具体目的是：具体目的1。确定国家MM法律的通过是否与对青少年和年轻人人群中大麻的风险，社会可接受性和可用性的看法改变有关。具体目标2。确定MM法律的通过是否与大麻使用率和年轻人的问题以及对大麻的经济替代品/称赞（例如酒精和烟草）的使用有关。具体目标3。检查在MM法律的特征和实施中，各州的变异是否与年轻人的毒品相关态度和行为有关。