The Increasing Use of Cannabis among Older Americans: A Public Health Crisis or Viable Policy Alternative?

Gerontologist

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1166-1172

  Kaskie, Brian ^a   Ayyagari, Padmaja ^a   Milavetz, Gary ^a   Shane, Dan ^a   Arora, Kanika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative and complementary medicine care therapy; Health care policy; Medications prescriptions OTC drugs pharmacology; Pain management; Public policy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS USE; DRUG MISUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG MISUSE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA USE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85023185578     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnw166     Document Type: Article

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