Prevalence of marijuana use among trauma patients before and after legalization of medical marijuana: The Arizona experience.

Substance Abuse : Official Publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse
Michael LevineFrank LoVecchio

Abstract

In recent years, marijuana has become legal for use in many states, for either medicinal or recreational purposes. Objective: The primary objective is to determine if legalization of medical marijuana is associated with an increased use among trauma patients. Methods: Prospective observational study included three periods; (pre-legalization; period 1); legal to grow for medicinal purposes but no dispensaries open (period 2); and legal to purchase medicinal marijuana in a dispensary (period 3). The study included all adult trauma patients presenting to an urban level I trauma center in Phoenix, AZ. The prevalence of use (as defined by positive urine drug screen or self-reporting) in each time period was determined and compared using two sample tests of proportion. Confidence intervals for prevalence (self-reporting only) were compared with published age matched data from the same geographical region of the general population. Results: The prevalence of marijuana use increased significantly from pre-legalization (period 1) to post legalization (periods 2 and 3), but there was no significant change between the two post legalization periods. After controlling for age and sex, the odds of being marijuana positive post-legalization v...Continue Reading

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