1 in 8 older adults use cannabis products, suggesting need to screen for risks
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More older Americans use cannabis now than before the pandemic, with 12% saying they’ve consumed a THC-containing substance in the past year and 4% saying they do so multiple times a week, according to a new study of people aged 50 to 80. Those who drink alcohol at risky levels have a much higher rate of cannabis use.

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Original Title: 1 in 8 older adults use cannabis products, suggesting need to screen for risks. Increased use by people over 50 since the pandemic and state-level legalization seen in new study, with especially high use found in those who also engage in risky levels of alcohol use