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Teens more likely than young adults to develop SUD after first cannabis use
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the brown university child and adolescent psychopharmacology update
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7567
pISSN - 1527-8395
DOI - 10.1002/cpu.30572
Subject(s) - cannabis , young adult , substance use , cannabis dependence , substance abuse , medicine , psychiatry , vulnerability (computing) , psychology , gerontology , computer security , cannabidiol , computer science
A study from the National Institutes of Health measuring the prevalence of nine substance use disorders (SUDs) after the first substance use in younger people has found a clear association between younger age of first cannabis use and development of other SUDs later. The findings, published at the end of March in JAMA Pediatrics , emphasize what is already well‐known: the vulnerability of young people to SUDs. After first trying cannabis, the percentage of young people aged 12–17 who develop a cannabis‐specific SUD is almost 11%; the percentage of young adults who develop a cannabis‐specific SUD after first use of cannabis at the ages of 18–25 is under 7%. For all SUDs looked at, the prevalence of developing one within a year after first use was about double — or more — for adolescents than for young adults.