Grant: Fellowship - Priority Announcement - HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto)
$165,000.00
Cannabis use and mental health impacts among Ontarians living with HIV in the era of recreational legalization
FY 2022-23
Summary
People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) use cannabis at three to four times the rates of the general population. In the US, problematic cannabis use was higher among people living with HIV compared to the general population. However, little is known about the impacts of cannabis legalization on the mental health and health service use of Ontarians living with HIV. This study aims to evaluate the impact of legalization on mental health outcomes and mental health disorders among adult Ontarians living with HIV. We also aim to assess the impact of legalization on mental health care utilization and evaluate the impact of legalization on daily or near-daily cannabis use in this group. This is a retrospective cohort study using Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) and ICES data to investigate before-after legalization changes in mental health, health care and cannabis utilization among Ontarians with HIV. Our findings will fill a knowledge gap regarding the impacts of cannabis use on the mental health and health service utilization of people living with HIV in the context of legalization and will establish groundwork for a province-wide research agenda on cannabis use among Ontarians living with HIV.
Department
Program
Fellowship - Priority Announcement - HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI
Location
Ontario, Canada
Type
Grant
Source
CIHR Funding Decisions Database
As published
Id
476787
Name
Lazor Tanya
Region
Ontario
Country
Canada
Orgtype
Institution Paid; Research Institution
Instname2
Population and Public Health
Theme2
Social / Cultural / Environmental / Population Health
Prcname2
Allied Health Professionals - Fellowships
Projecttitle
Cannabis use and mental health impacts among Ontarians living with HIV in the era of recreational legalization
Programtype2
Fellowship Programs
Orgnameinp2
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Toronto)
Cihramount2
$165,000
Cihrequipment2
$0
Programname2
Fellowship - Priority Announcement - HIV/AIDS and/or STBBI
Keyworddelim
Canada; Cannabis; Health Service Use; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Legalization; Mental Health
Abstract
People living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) use cannabis at three to four times the rates of the general population. In the US, problematic cannabis use was higher among people living with HIV compared to the general population. However, little is known about the impacts of cannabis legalization on the mental health and health service use of Ontarians living with HIV. This study aims to evaluate the impact of legalization on mental health outcomes and mental health disorders among adult Ontarians living with HIV. We also aim to assess the impact of legalization on mental health care utilization and evaluate the impact of legalization on daily or near-daily cannabis use in this group. This is a retrospective cohort study using Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study (OCS) and ICES data to investigate before-after legalization changes in mental health, health care and cannabis utilization among Ontarians with HIV. Our findings will fill a knowledge gap regarding the impacts of cannabis use on the mental health and health service utilization of people living with HIV in the context of legalization and will establish groundwork for a province-wide research agenda on cannabis use among Ontarians living with HIV.
Competitiondate
202210
Approvedterm2
3 yrs 0 mth
Pinamesdelim
Lazor, Tanya
Approvedterm
3 ans 0 mois
Cihrcontribution2
~ $165,000~ $0~
