Ben Han's guest appearances

Ben Han

GeriPal

John Newman

Scott Bauer

BJ Miller

Andy Cohen

Aaron Kesselheim

Louise Aronson

Haider Warraich

Lewis Cohen

Stephanie Rogers

Tim Anderson

Jessica Zitter

Susan Block

John Mills

Katie Fitzgerald

John Nelson

OwlTail

Bree Johnston

Cannabis use by older adults has increased substantially over the last decade, a trend that has paralleled the legalization of its use for medical and recreational purposes. In that same time, there has been a decreased perceived risk associated with cannabis use in older adults as noted in  a recent study published in JAGS. On today’s podcast we talk with Drs. Bree Johnston and Ben Han about what the health care providers role is in cannabinoid prescribing and advising when caring for older adults.  We try to cover a lot in this podcast, including some of these topics:  Epidemiology of cannabis used by older adults (including aspects of the JAGS study) The basic pharmacology and dosing of cannabinoids The latest evidence for the efficacy of cannabis Specific risks and side effects that providers should be aware about, and how we should monitor patients using cannabinoid products Drug interactions we should be aware about 

Cannabis use by older adults has increased substantially over the last decade, a trend that has paralleled the legalization of its use for medical and recreational purposes. In that same time, there has been a decreased perceived risk associated with cannabis use in older adults as noted in <a href="https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17213" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> a recent study published in JAGS</a>. On today’s podcast we talk with Drs. Bree Johnston and Ben Han about what the health care providers role is in cannabinoid prescribing and advising when caring for older adults.  We try to cover a lot in this podcast, including some of these topics: <ul> <li>Epidemiology of cannabis used by older adults (<a href="https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.17213" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">including aspects of the JAGS study</a>)</li> <li>The basic pharmacology and dosing of cannabinoids</li> <li>The latest evidence for the efficacy of cannabis</li> <li>Specific risks and side effects that providers should be aware about, and how we should monitor patients using cannabinoid products</li> <li>Drug interactions we should be aware about</li> </ul>

Cannabis in Older Adults: A Podcast with Bree Johnston and Ben Han

We thought it would be an excellent time to talk about substance use in older adults as many of us gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table with our extended families. We invited Ben Han, a geriatrician and Assistant Professor of Medicine in Geriatrics at NYU, to talk about the research that he has done in this area. In particular, we talked with Ben about the recent increase in substance use in older adults with the rising baby boomer generation, including use of alcohol, marijuana, heroin and prescription opiate misuse, and other drugs.

Substance Use in Older Adults: A Podcast with Ben Han