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Cannabis-related Hospitalizations Among Youth in Canada Before and After Cannabis Legalization
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Objectives: We investigated trends in cannabis-related hospitalizations among youth before and after legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada on October 17, 2018. Methods: We computed rates of cannabis-related hospitalizations and the proportion of substance-related hospitalizations involving cannabis by age and sex in the months before and after legalization in Quebec, Canada. Results: In boys aged 10 to 14 years, cannabis-related hospitalization rates increased from 5.2 per 100,000 one year before legalization [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.9–9.3] to 9.5 per 100,000 after legalization (95% CI 6.2–14.6), although the increase was not statistically significant. Cannabis was reported in 39.3% of substance-related hospitalizations in boys aged 10 to 14 years before legalization, compared with 70.0% after legalization, representing a difference of 30.7% (95% CI 2.8–58.6). There was no increase in cannabis-related hospitalizations among girls or boys aged 15 to 19 years. Conclusions: This study suggests that cannabis legalization in Canada did not increase the risk of short-term cannabis-related hospitalization among girls and older boys. However, legalization may have contributed to an increase in the risk in boys under 15 years. Further data are needed to clarify trends after legalization for younger adolescents.
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Cannabis was mentioned in 39% of substance-related hospitalizations among boys aged 10-14 years before legalization and in 70% after legalization.
“Cannabis was mentioned in 39% of substance‐related hospitalizations among boys aged 10–14 years before legalization and in 70% after legalization.”
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In boys aged 10-14 years in Quebec, cannabis-related hospitalization rates increased from 5.2 per 100 000 1 year before legalization to 9.5 per 100 000 after legalization.
“In boys aged 10–14 years, cannabis‐related hospitalization rates increased from 5.2 per 100 000 1 year before legalization to 9.5 per 100 000 after legalization.”
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- Authors
- Auger, N., Luu, T. M., Ayoub, A., Bilodeau-Bertrand, M., Lo, E., & Low, N.
- Affiliations
- Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Auger, Nathalie
- Venue
- Journal of Addiction Medicine
- Published
- 2020-10-14
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 245-247
- ISSN
- 1932-0620 (ISSN-L)
- 1935-3227
- OpenAlex
- W3093117357
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 3.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Addiction Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (PJT- 156062)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Keywords
- cannabis legalization, youth, adolescents, recreational cannabis, sex differences, age differences, Quebec, cannabis policy
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Canada, Cannabis, Female, Hospitalization, Humans, Legislation, Drug, Male, Quebec
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