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Abstract:
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There are conflicting reports on the effects of marijuana use on health behaviors. In addition, it is unknown whether receipt of preventive care delivery among users is different from non-users. We used data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to identified adults eligible to receive preventive services including influenza, pneumonia, tetanus, and HPV vaccinations, serum cholesterol and blood glucose screening, alcohol use and HIV screening, as well as HbA1C screening and foot and eye examinations among respondents with diabetes. We used logistic regression to examine whether users were less likely to receive preventive care services after adjusting for age, sex, race/ethnicity, employment, education, and marital status. Among 45,655,241 respondents in 2017, 10.7% reported marijuana use in the past 30 days with 69.3% using daily. Marijuana users were less likely to receive some recommended preventive services but were more likely to be screened for high risk behaviors.
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