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Home 🌿 Medical Cannabis News 🌿 Why Have Marijuana Use Disorders Doubled in the Past Decade? 🌿Why Have Marijuana Use Disorders Doubled in the Past Decade?
A new study reports that marijuana use more than doubled in the past decade. Between 2001 and 2013, the number of adults who used marijuana in the United State increased from 4.1 percent to 9.5 percent.
The researchers also identified a substantial increase in marijuana use disorders or "cannabis use disorder" (CUD) during this time period. The researchers estimate that 3 of 10 current marijuana users have a cannabis use disorder.
Cannabis is defined as any of the various parts of the hemp plant, cannabis sativa, from which marijuana, hashish, and similar mildly euphorogenic and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. The terms "cannabis" and "marijuana" are often used interchangeably.
In 2013, Cannabis Use Disorder(link is external) was recognized in the fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. With the publication of DSM-5, cannabis abuse and dependence are now considered part of the same substance use disorder, or simply, cannabis use...
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