Very long-term users of marijuana in the United States: A pilot study

Author(s): Pope, H. G., Oliva, P.

Journal/Book: Subst Use Misuse. 1997; 32: 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016. Marcel Dekker Inc. 249-264.

Abstract: The authors recruited a sample of 37 Americans, aged 30-74, who had smoked marijuana on at least 5,000 separate occasions. These subjects were found to span a wide range of ethnic groups, educational backgrounds, occupations, and annual income; they did not display any obvious features which distinguished them from the population as a whole. They typically began smoking in the 1960s or early 1970s, and then continued to smoke heavily into middle adulthood because they felt that marijuana relieved unpleasant feeling states such as anxiety or depression. To our knowledge, individuals of this type have not previously been examined; further studies of older, long-term American marijuana users are needed.

Note: Article Gruber AJ, Mclean Hosp, Biol Psychiat Lab, 115 Mill St, Belmont,MA 02178 USA

Keyword(s): marijuana; substance dependence; demographics; CHRONIC CANNABIS USE; FOLLOW-UP; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; MARIHUANA USE; DRUG-USE; HEAVY; POPULATION; SMOKERS; ABUSE

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