Post‐legalization shifts in cannabis use among young adults in Georgia—A nationally representative study.
Background and aim: In 2018, the country of Georgia legalized cannabis for recreational use and decriminalized limited possession. This study aimed to assess whether cannabis use increased among young adults (ages 18–29 years) in Georgia after national policy changes and to evaluate whether perceive...
| Publicado en: | Addiction Vol. 120; no. 2; pp. 335 - 347 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2025
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=183757990&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 183757990 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 09652140 AIO jtl: Addiction issn: 09652140 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Feb2025 vid: 120 iid: 2 pid: 480 pub: Wiley-Blackwell place: Malden, Massachusetts artinfo: ui: 183757990 180324238 183757990 183757990 10.1111/add.16688 183757990 ppf: 335 ppct: 12 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Post‐legalization shifts in cannabis use among young adults in Georgia—A nationally representative study. aug: au: Nadareishvili, Ilia Rao, Sowmya R. Otiashvili, David Gnatienko, Natalia Samet, Jeffrey H. Lunze, Karsten Kirtadze, Irma affil: David Tvildiani Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia sug: subj: Cannabis Legislation and Jurisprudence Recreational Drug Use Evaluation Health Policy Prevalence Risk Assessment Human Funding Source Georgia Adolescence Adult Male Female Multiple Logistic Regression Multiple Linear Regression Bivariate Statistics Sex Factors Odds Ratio Confidence Intervals Descriptive Statistics Adolescent: 13-18 years Adult: 19-44 years Male Female ab: Background and aim: In 2018, the country of Georgia legalized cannabis for recreational use and decriminalized limited possession. This study aimed to assess whether cannabis use increased among young adults (ages 18–29 years) in Georgia after national policy changes and to evaluate whether perceived access became easier after legalization and current risk factors of young adult cannabis use. Methods: We used data from the Georgian nationally representative survey administered in 2015 (n = 1308) and 2022 (n = 758), before and after decriminalization. We performed appropriate bivariate analyses and multivariable linear and logistic regressions to assess the following: legalization's impact on cannabis use; perceived difficulty to obtain cannabis; age of first use; differences in use between females and males; and factors associated with current use. Findings: Among young adults lifetime prevalence of cannabis use was similar in 2015 (17.3%) and 2022 (18.1%) [Odds Ratio (95% confidence interval) = 1.1 [0.7, 1.6], P = 0.726). Annual prevalence (7% in 2015 vs 7.7% in 2022) was also similar (1.1 [0.7, 2.0], P = 0.650). In 2022 it was less difficult to obtain cannabis than in 2015 (0.5 [0.4, 0.8], P = 0.021). The age of first use increased statistically significantly (18.1 years in 2015 vs 19.1 in 2022, P = 0.003). In 2022, annual prevalence of use was lower among females (1.9% vs 13.1%; OR = 0.1 [0.0, 0.3], P < 0.0001) and higher among those who gambled (11.7% vs 4.4%; OR = 3.2 [1.5, 6.8], P < 0.003). Males initiated cannabis use at an earlier age (19.1 years vs 20.6 for females, P = 0.03), and could obtain cannabis easier than females (P < 0.0001). Conclusion: There was a minimal shift of cannabis use in young adults following implementation of recreational cannabis use legalization in Georgia. Males and people who gambled were at higher risk of cannabis use. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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