Patterns of Marijuana Use in a 6-Month Pain Management Sample in the United States

Substance Abuse : Research and Treatment
Hope M Smiley-McDonaldFrank N Wallace

Abstract

This study is a 6-month retrospective analysis of urine drug testing (UDT) data from a pain management population among specimens with clinician-ordered marijuana testing (N = 194 809). Descriptive statistics about the specimen positivity of clinician-ordered marijuana UDT are provided as well as other drug positivity. Specimens from men and adults aged 18 to 34 years had the highest prevalence rates of marijuana positivity. The prevalence of past-month marijuana use among a comparative national population was lower than the prevalence of positive marijuana tests in the UDT specimens by all characteristics. Among the specimens tested for illicit drugs and marijuana, 4.0% were positive for amphetamine, 2.8% were positive for cocaine, and 0.9% were positive for heroin. The most common prescription drugs listed were opioids (64.7%), benzodiazepines (20.5%), and antidepressants (19.9%). In sum, the findings reflect previous research showing high rates of marijuana use, illicit drug use, and prescription drug use in a pain management population.

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Dec 13, 2017·Scandinavian Journal of Pain·Hamid AssadeckEric Adehossi Omar
Mar 9, 2019·Pain Medicine : the Official Journal of the American Academy of Pain Medicine·Stefan Markus Scholz-OdermattFlorian Brunner

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