ArticleBrain sciences2021
Increased Likelihood of Falling in Older Cannabis Users vs. Non-Users.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Epidemiology of Cannabis Use Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the U.S.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence and correlates of tobacco and cannabis co-use among late middle-aged (50-64 years) and older adults (65+ years) in the United States using pooled national survey data.The American journal on addictions · 2025Article
- Age Differences in Cannabis Consumption Patterns and in Associations Between Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Intake and Cannabis Use Disorders Among Adults with Daily Use.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Self-Reported Adverse Effects to Cannabis by Older Canadians: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Drugs & aging · 2025Article
- Patterns of Cannabis Use among Women With HIV in the United States.AIDS and behavior · 2025Article
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- The associations of oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy, sociodemographic characteristics, and clinical characteristics with time to fall in older adults with colorectal cancer.American journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Longitudinal Associations Between Cannabis Use and Cognitive Impairment in a Clinical Sample of Middle-Aged Adults Using Cannabis for Medical Symptoms.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2024Article
- Age differences in patterns of cannabis use among an online US sample of adults who consume cannabis frequently.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2024Article
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- Medical Cannabis Is Not Associated with a Decrease in Activities of Daily Living in Older Adults.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Mental and Physical Health Conditions Among U.S. Veterans with Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders.Current addiction reports · 2023Article
- Past-month binge drinking and cannabis use among middle-aged and older adults in the United States, 2015-2019.Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Differences in Inhibitory Control and Resting Brain Metabolism between Older Chronic Users of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or Cannabidiol (CBD)-A Pilot Study.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Cannabis use and risks of respiratory and all-cause morbidity and mortality: a population-based, data-linkage, cohort study.BMJ open respiratory research · 2022Article
- Sample entropy discriminates balance performance of older cannabis users from non-users.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2022Article
- Disparity between Perceptual Fall Risk and Physiological Fall Risk in Older Cannabis Users: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Cannabis is one of the most common drugs in the United States and is the third most prevalent substance consumed by adults aged 50 years and older. Normal aging is associated with physiological changes that make older adults vulnerable to impaired function and geriatric conditions (e.g., falls, cognitive impairment). However, the impact of medical cannabis use on fall risk in older adults remains unexplored. The purpose of this study was to investigate if cannabis use in older adults influences fall risk, cognitive function, and motor function. It was hypothesized that older chronic cannabis users would perform worse than non-users on gait, balance, and cognitive tests. Sixteen older adults, split into cannabis Users and age- and sex-matched Non-Users groups (n = 8/group), participated in the study. The results indicate a higher fall risk, worse one leg standing balance performance, and slower gait speed in Users vs. Non-Users. No significant differences in cognitive function were found. Thus, chronic cannabis use was purported to exacerbate the poorer balance control and slower gait velocity associated with normal aging. Future mechanistic (e.g., neuroimaging) investigations of the short- and long-term effects of using a variety of cannabis products (e.g., THC/CBD ratios, routes of administration) on cognitive function, motor function, and fall incidence in older adults are suggested.
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