@article{ref1,
title="Age-related differences in cannabis product use",
journal="Journal of psychoactive drugs",
year="2021",
author="Ueno, Luna F. and Earleywine, Mitch and Luce, Mike and Giandelone, Eric and Altman, Brianna R. and Mian, Maha N.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Cannabis use varies with age and gender, but less is known regarding specific product choices. Previous work suggests that older adults are inclined to stick to  the more &quot;classic&quot; and familiar, while &quot;novel&quot; products are more likely to appeal to  younger populations. We examined cross-sectional, retrospective data to determine  whether the type of cannabis products used varied according to participant age (N =  1406, 71.3% female). The extensive list of products included: loose flower,  pre-rolled joints, edibles, concentrates, oil vaporizers (vape pens), dry  vaporizers, tinctures, topicals, and ingestible oils. Overall, rates of use for  cannabis-infused ingestible oils, topicals, and tinctures are the lowest and show no  age or gender-related differences. In contrast, the use of pre-rolled joints, vape  pens, and edibles tends to decrease with age. Loose flower and dry vaporizer use  also decrease with age, although less consistently. These age-related differences in  product choices can facilitate prevention and treatment efforts toward specific  populations. While harm-reduction efforts targeting loose flower and edible products  would benefit all age groups, those targeting concentrates might focus only on  younger users. On the other hand, learning about concentrates might be beneficial  for older medical users due to their larger THC doses and rapid onset.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0279-1072",
doi="10.1080/02791072.2020.1870778",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2020.1870778"
}