{"id":19325,"date":"2025-04-14T19:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T19:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/older-people-seeking-care-for-cannabis-use-at-greater-risk-for-dementia\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T19:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T19:15:59","slug":"older-people-seeking-care-for-cannabis-use-at-greater-risk-for-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/older-people-seeking-care-for-cannabis-use-at-greater-risk-for-dementia\/","title":{"rendered":"Older People Seeking Care for Cannabis Use at Greater Risk for Dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Middle-aged and older adults who sought hospital or emergency room care because of cannabis use were <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/jamanetwork.com\/journals\/jamaneurology\/fullarticle\/10.1001\/jamaneurol.2025.0530?guestAccessKey=73717de7-423a-4500-b10c-0f5117d1f69b&amp;utm_source=for_the_media&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ftm_links&amp;utm_content=tfl&amp;utm_term=041425\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">almost twice as likely to develop dementia<\/a> over the next five years, compared with similar people in the general population, a large Canadian study reported on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When compared with adults who sought care for other reasons, the risk of developing dementia was still 23 percent higher among users of cannabis, the active ingredient in marijuana, the study also found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The study included the medical records of six million people in Ontario from 2008 to 2021. The authors accounted for health and sociodemographic differences between comparison groups, some of which play a role in cognitive decline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The data do not reveal how much cannabis the subjects had been using, and the study does not prove that regular or heavy cannabis use plays a causal role in dementia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But the finding does raise serious concerns that require further exploration, said Dr. Daniel T. Myran, the first author of the study, which was published in JAMA Neurology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cFiguring out whether or not cannabis use or heavy regular chronic use causes dementia is a challenging and complicated question that you don\u2019t answer in one study,\u201d said Dr. Myran, an assistant professor of family medicine at University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThis contributes to the literature and to a sign, or signal, of concern.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dr. Myran\u2019s previous research has found that <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/06\/health\/cannabis-marijuana-death-psychosis.html\" title=\"\">patients with cannabis use disorder died at almost three times<\/a> the rate of individuals without the disorder over a five-year period. He has also reported that more cases of schizophrenia and psychosis in Canada have been linked to cannabis use disorder since the drug was legalized.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The latest study, focusing on dementia, adds to a growing body of literature on regular or heavy cannabis use and cognition. Researchers have reported <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26858214\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">impacts on verbal learning, memory and attention<\/a>, while imaging studies have pointed to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/30706169\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">changes in the brain related to the use of cannabis and other substances<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\"><a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38292293\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans with traumatic brain injuries in addition to cannabis use<\/a> disorder may be at heightened risk for early-onset dementia, researchers reported last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But many of the studies are relatively small. The new report\u2019s strength was its large sample and the ability to track patients over time who did not have a diagnosis of dementia when they entered the study, said Madeline Meier, an associate professor of psychology at Arizona State University, who was not involved in the study.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThey were able to rule out dementia at the time of the first cannabis visit, and were able to show the temporal order \u2014 the cannabis came first, and the dementia came second,\u201d said Dr. Meier.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Her research, which <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22927402\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">has followed and periodically tested a cohort of over 1,000 individuals over<\/a> a period of many years, has linked cannabis use and neuropsychological decline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI think you want to combat this whole idea that cannabis is harmless and maybe even has some medical benefits,\u201d Dr. Meier said. \u201cThis study is showing an association that I think people should take seriously and say, \u2018Maybe this is putting me at risk.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She noted that the work by Dr. Myran and his colleagues also found that people seeking care for alcohol use were even more likely to receive a dementia diagnosis than were cannabis users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m worried about the substance abuse in that Baby Boomer age,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">More and more people, including seniors, are using cannabis. Medical visits related to cannabis increased more than fivefold among adults 45 and older between 2008 and 2021, the new study found. Among adults 65 and over, visits increased almost 27-fold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The study included more than 6 million people age 45 and over who did not have a diagnosis of dementia at the start of the research. Of them, 16,275 had an acute-care medical encounter because of cannabis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The patients with cannabis-related visits were compared to the matched general population, and in a separate comparison, to 140,824 matched patients who needed medical care for all other reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Within five years, 5 percent of those with acute care cannabis visits received a dementia diagnosis. The figure for individuals needing care for other reasons was 3.6 percent, and for similar individuals in the general population, 1.3 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But people who are heavy cannabis users differ from those who are not in a variety of ways, some of which may help explain the increased risk for dementia, Dr. Myran explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While some of the factors can be accounted for, he said, \u201cyou can\u2019t control for all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Another unknown is self-medication, he said. Someone who has started experiencing symptoms of cognitive decline may be more likely to turn to cannabis. If so, then \u201cit looks as if the cannabis is causing dementia, but it\u2019s just on the pathway \u2014 they were already developing dementia,\u201d Dr. Myran said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">After making adjustments for age, sex, income and other factors, including other health conditions, he and his colleagues determined that patients who sought care for cannabis-related reasons were 1.23 times as likely as those who had gotten any kind of acute care to be diagnosed with dementia, and 1.72 times as likely as those in the healthier general population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     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