About one in three Americans who use CBD say they take it as an alternative or supplement to at least one medication—particularly painkillers—according to a new federally funded study.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego set out to better understand cannabidiol use trends, analyzing nationally representative survey data for the study, which was partially funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health.
Overall, about 35 percent of U.S. adults reported lifetime use of CBD, a non-intoxicating cannabinoid that’s grown in popularity since the federal legalization of hemp and its derivatives in 2018. The 1,008 CBD consumers who participated in the survey were asked about their frequency and methods of use, as well as whether they took the cannabis compound as a substitute or supplement to other traditional drugs.
Among lifetime CBD consumers, 32 percent uses it as a substitute or adjunct for at least one medication, with adjunct usage being more common.
“Millions of US adults use CBD as a substitute and adjunct for a wide range of health conditions.”
For those who reported taking cannabidiol for therapeutic purposes, the “conditions most frequently targeted” were musculoskeletal and connective
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