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Daily cannabis users ‘more likely to be middle aged’
The Telegraph • • health
Key Points:
- A study of over 25,000 adults in Britain found that middle-aged adults (35-54) are more than twice as likely to use cannabis daily compared to young adults (18-24), with an estimated 1.2 million people using cannabis every day.
- While younger adults are more likely to have used cannabis in the past year, daily use is significantly higher among those aged 25 and older, including the 25-34 and over-55 age groups.
- Researchers emphasized that frequency of cannabis use is critical, as daily or near-daily use poses greater physical and mental health risks, and is more common among people in mid-life, those out of work, and tobacco smokers.
- Experts from King’s College London, the University of Bath, and Action on Smoking and Health highlighted the need for targeted support services, such as employment and stop-smoking programs, to address the overlapping use of cannabis and tobacco.
- The findings challenge common perceptions about cannabis use, urging a more integrated approach in public health services to tackle the combined harms of cannabis and tobacco consumption.
