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：
8662222
负责人：
JOANNE E. SPETZ
金额：
$ 39.13万
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/8662222
关键词：
17 year old Address Adolescence Adolescent Adolescent and Young Adult 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 Medical Marijuana 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）：本研究响应 NIDA 的 PA-08-124 资助机会公告，该公告呼吁研究法律、法规和政策对吸毒流行病学的影响。我们提出了一项系列横断面研究，以确定医用大麻法对青少年和年轻人与毒品相关的态度、消费和问题的影响。我们将把九年的美国全国调查数据与各州法律的通过情况和特点的原始数据收集结合起来。自 1996 年以来，已有 17 个州通过了法律，将医用大麻合法化。另外六个州目前正在考虑。医用大麻旨在帮助患者应对严重疾病引起的慢性疼痛和食欲不振。然而，这可能会给年轻人带来意想不到的后果。此类政策可能会无意中向年轻人“传递有关吸毒风险的错误信息”。如果监管和执行不力，医用大麻法可能会增加非法大麻的获取并压低其价格。我们建议对州 MM 法律的通过与青少年（12-17 岁）和年轻人（18-25 岁）毒品相关结果之间的关系进行一项为期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居住在有医用大麻法律的州的年轻人与毒品相关的态度和行为的变化，并使用非医用大麻州作为对照组。我们将利用 2002-10 年间九次年度的全国药物使用和健康调查 (NSDUH)，并通过州医用大麻法律收集的原始数据进行补充。拟议的具体目标是：具体目标 1. 确定州 MM 法律的通过是否与青少年和年轻人群体对大麻风险、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 法的通过是否与大麻使用率的变化和年轻人的问题以及使用大麻的经济替代品/赞美（如酒精和烟草）有关。具体目标 3. 研究各州在 MM 法律的特征和实施方面的差异是否与年轻人中与毒品相关的态度和行为有关。