Older Folk Will Be Using More Pot

Drug use and prevalence is increasing among the older cohort. This study is from England but from graphs I have seen the same thing is happening in the US.

Senior author of the study Prof. Robert Stewart, from King’s College London, comments that “the key message of this paper confirms something which has been long-suspected but which has not, to our knowledge, ever been formally investigated in the UK – namely that illicit drug use will become a more common feature in older generations over the next 1-2 decades. One particular issue is that we really know very little about the effects of drugs like cannabis in older people but will need to work fast if research is to keep up with its wider use at these ages.”

“Our data suggest at the very least that large numbers of people are entering older age groups with lifestyles about which we know little in terms of their effects on health and would benefit from further monitoring – in particular, health service staff providing care for older people should be aware of the possibility of illicit drug use as part of the clinical context, particularly as previous research and policy reports have suggested that this is often missed.”

One of the most serious consequences of long term pot use is living longer. The horror.

Further research has shown that people with a disposition to resort to cannabis use are more likely to live longer and healthier lives than users of other “social drugs” such as alcohol.[21]

Dang. I guess that is another reason to keep the ban on. Otherwise Social Security costs will skyrocket. Can’t have that.


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2 responses to “Older Folk Will Be Using More Pot”

  1. john malpas Avatar
    john malpas

    Failure to drink a small amount of alcohol each day is hostile to longevity.

  2. DiogenesLamp Avatar
    DiogenesLamp

    Older people are the one’s who SHOULD be using it. Younger people have obligations to themselves not to become lazy bums, but older people who have already made their living generally have no such urgency.

    Anyway, I just wanted to come over here and check on you, (haven’t seen any commentary from you for awhile) and I hope you are doing well.

    D