(for 16-25 y.o. homelessness) linked to cannabis use disorder: Homelessness is associated with cannabis use disorder more than all other drugs combined (including alcohol), Massachusetts General Hospital found in youth aged 16-25 years old experiencing homelessness. Rates of single and co-occurring psychiatric disorders and specific SUDs (cannabis use disorder [CUD] and alcohol use disorder [AUD]) were notably high. An increasing number of psychiatric diagnoses was significantly associated with elevated CUD/AUD prevalence and severity. Mood, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, and antisocial personality disorders were siågnificåantly associated with elevated CUD/AUD prevalence and severity, as was suicidality (Source: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
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