Estudo; Lugares Onde Maconha Medicinal Foi Aprovada Suicidios Caem Em Torno De 10%

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http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/abs/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301612

D. Mark Anderson, Daniel I. Rees, and Joseph J. Sabia. (2014). Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicides by Gender and Age. American Journal of Public Health. e-View Ahead of Print.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301612

Accepted on: Aug 5, 2013

Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicides by Gender and Age

D. Mark Anderson, PhD, Daniel I. Rees, PhD, and Joseph J. Sabia, PhD

D. Mark Anderson is with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Department of Economics, Montana State University, Bozeman. Daniel I. Rees is with the Department of Economics, University of Colorado Denver. Joseph J. Sabia is with the Department of Economics, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

Correspondence should be sent to Daniel I. Rees, Department of Economics, University of Colorado Denver, Campus Box 181, PO Box 173364, Denver, CO 80217-3364 (e-mail: daniel.rees@ucdenver.edu). Reprints can be ordered at http://www.ajph.org by clicking the “Reprints” link.

Contributors

All authors contributed equally to the data collection effort, the analysis of the data, the interpretation of the results, and the writing of the article.

ABSTRACT

Objectives. We estimated the association between legalizing medical marijuana and suicides.

Methods. We obtained state-level suicide data from the National Vital Statistics System’s Mortality Detail Files for 1990–2007. We used regression analysis to examine the association between medical marijuana legalization and suicides per 100 000 population.

Results. After adjustment for economic conditions, state policies, and state-specific linear time trends, the association between legalizing medical marijuana and suicides was not statistically significant at the .05 level. However, legalization was associated with a 10.8% (95% confidence interval [CI] = −17.1%, −3.7%) and 9.4% (95% CI = −16.1%, −2.4%) reduction in the suicide rate of men aged 20 through 29 years and 30 through 39 years, respectively. Estimates for females were less precise and sensitive to model specification.

Conclusions. Suicides among men aged 20 through 39 years fell after medical marijuana legalization compared with those in states that did not legalize. The negative relationship between legalization and suicides among young men is consistent with the hypothesis that marijuana can be used to cope with stressful life events. However, this relationship may be explained by alcohol consumption. The mechanism through which legalizing medical marijuana reduces suicides among young men remains a topic for future study. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print January 16, 2014: e1–e8. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2013.301612)

[HST]

Eu assino embaixo, sempre tive tendências suicidas, até tentei uma vez, nunca quando tinha maconha.

[IceboxLM]

Nunca tive tendencias suicidas, mas passei a me sentir mais agradecido por estar vivo depois que descobri a cannabis. Simplesmente a ervinha te deixa com vontade de viver, de sentir bem consigo mesmo.