Disproportionate increase in cannabis use among individuals with serious psychological distress and association with psychiatric hospitalization and outpatient service use in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2009-2019

Abstract

Aims Estimate trends in levels of cannabis use among adults with and without serious psychological distress (SPD) in the United States from 2009-2019, and to ascertain whether cannabis use among individuals with SPD was associated with inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and outpatient mental health care.