A new study on the use of cannabidiol (CBD) says that more than 1 in 10 Americans reported consuming the non-psychoactive cannabis component within the past month, with prevalence significantly higher among people who also used marijuana itself.
The research, published earlier this month in the journal Preventative Medicine Reports, draws on data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), an annual federal survey backed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that asks Americans 12 and older about substance use, drug treatment, mental health and other related issues.
An analysis of the data by Ji-Yeun Park, a professor at Biola University in California, found that among people who used marijuana within the past 30 days, 40.7 percent also used CBD within that period. Among past-year marijuana users, meanwhile, 32.2 percent had used CBD within the past month. Of people who reported ever having tried marijuana, 19.1 percent were past-month CBD consumers
