CBD has shown a lot of promise in clinical studies focused on benefits for users seeking respite from many common ailments. We would like to take a break from rifling through the data to highlight for you who is using CBD and what they are using it for.
Who is using CBD
According to a poll of over 2,500 individuals taken by Gallup, the global analytics firm, 14% of Americans utilize CBD to help with varying ailments and conditions. As one would imagine, CBD use is more popular with younger individuals. Twenty percent of those between the ages of 18 to 29 report using CBD to combat various ailments. That drops to 16% in the middle-aged category of 30 to 49, then to 11% for those between 50 to 64 years of age, and finally to 8% for those 65 and older.
Not surprisingly, only 26% of the youngest age group was unfamiliar with CBD, a percentage that grew by roughly 5% for each following age group until it came to those who are 65 years of age or older. Just below half of the poll respondents in this age group were unfamiliar with CBD products and their potential benefits. Seeing as CBD is a relatively new health phenomena that is still combating a strong association with marijuana, these findings are par for the course in our cultural climate. Still, it is quite unfortunate that there is a lack of education about CBD within the age group that is most plagued by the ailments and conditions CBD users are most likely to use the product for. Let’s look into what those may be.
What they are using CBD for
Nonspecific aches and pains is the most likely reason CBD users are using the supplement, coming in at 40% of all documented uses collected in this poll. Directly following, but much less noted, was anxiety, totaling 20% of the users’ reasons. Eleven percent of users reported turning to CBD for assistance with sleeplessness or insomnia. Other less popular usages for CBD among reported users were stress, muscle soreness or spasms, inflammation, skin care and headaches.
We think the numbers here are fascinating and believe they show a strong correlation between CBD usage and a minimizing of some of life’s most prolific annoyances when it comes to our health and wellness. CBD is not touted as a cure-all for cancer and disease, but it is a fantastic alternative to modern medicine’s insistence of taking medication for every tiny ailment we come across. We suggest the next time you come up with regular aches and pains, a bout of sleeplessness or persisting anxiety, instead of immediately reaching for a bottle of pills, consider trying CBD.