Trends in Internet Searches for Cannabidiol (CBD) in the United States

JAMA Netw Open. 2019 Oct 2;2(10):e1913853. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.13853.

Authors

Eric C Leas¹, Alicia L Nobles², Theodore L Caputi³, Mark Dredze⁴, Davey M Smith², John W Ayers²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Health Policy, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
² Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
³ Department of Health Sciences, University of York, York, United Kingdom.
⁴ Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines Google searches for cannabidiol (CBD) in the United States to gauge public interest in the use of CBD.

MeSH terms

Cannabidiol*
Humans
Information Seeking Behavior*
Internet / statistics & numerical data*
Longitudinal Studies
Search Engine
United States

Substances

Cannabidiol

Grants and funding

T32 DA023356/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States