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Poverty matters: Cannabis use among people with serious mental illness: Findings from the United States survey on drug use and health, 2015

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  • Giuseppe CarrÃ
  • Francesco Bartoli
  • Ilaria Riboldi
  • Giulia Trotta
  • Cristina Crocamo

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Background: Little is known about the influence of contextual characteristics on comorbid substance use and serious mental illness (SMI). Aims: To explore the role of poverty on comorbid SMI and cannabis use. Methods: We used data from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, considering those in poverty, with income under 100% of the US poverty threshold. Results: People in poverty were more likely to suffer from concurrent SMI and cannabis use (3.07%, 95% confidence interval (CI):1.84%; 5.07%), even controlling for gender, age, tobacco and alcohol use (odds ratio (OR) = 2.77, 95% CI: 1.27; 6.03, p  = .010). Conclusion: The magnitude of the association between SMI and cannabis use is influenced by poverty status. More research on potential mediators like income inequality and impoverished social capital is needed.

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  • Giuseppe Carrà & Francesco Bartoli & Ilaria Riboldi & Giulia Trotta & Cristina Crocamo, 2018. "Poverty matters: Cannabis use among people with serious mental illness: Findings from the United States survey on drug use and health, 2015," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 64(7), pages 656-659, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:64:y:2018:i:7:p:656-659
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764018795213
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