TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Cannabis use disorder and male sex predict medical cannabis card status in a sample of high risk adolescents
JO  - Drug and alcohol dependence
A1  - Kim, Janet
A1  - Coors, Marilyn E.
A1  - Young, Susan E.
A1  - Raymond, Kristen M.
A1  - Hopfer, Christian Jean
A1  - Wall, Tamara L.
A1  - Corley, Robin P.
A1  - Brown, Sandra A.
A1  - Sakai, Joseph T.
SP  - 25
EP  - 33
VL  - 183
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To examine if a substance use disorder (SUD), especially cannabis use disorder in adolescence, predicts future medical cannabis card status among high-risk youth. <br><br>METHODS: Data collection occurred in Denver and San Diego. We recruited adolescents, with or at high risk for SUD and conduct problems (hereafter probands) and their siblings (n=654). Baseline (Wave 1) assessments took place between 1999 and 2008, and follow-up (Wave 2) took place between 2010 and 2013. In initial bivariate analyses, we examined whether baseline DSM-IV cannabis abuse/dependence (along with other potential predictors) was associated with possessing a medical cannabis card in young adulthood (Wave 2). Significant predictors were then included in a multiple binomial regression. Self-reported general physical health was also evaluated at both time points. Finally, within Wave 2, we tested whether card status was associated with concurrent substance dependence. <br><br>RESULTS: About 16% of the sample self-reported having a medical cannabis card at follow-up. Though bivariate analyses demonstrated that multiple predictors were significantly associated with Wave 2 card status, in our multiple binomial regression only cannabis abuse/dependence and male sex remained significant. At Wave 2, those with a medical cannabis card were significantly more likely to endorse criteria for concurrent cannabis dependence. There was no significant difference in self-reported general physical health. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Cannabis abuse/dependence and male sex positively predicted future medical cannabis card holder status among a sample of high risk adolescents. Physicians conducting evaluations for medical cannabis cards should carefully evaluate and consider past and concurrent cannabis addiction.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0376-8716
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.11.007
ID  - ref1
ER  -