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Medical marijuana access and prolonged opioid use among adolescents and young adults

August 25, 2023 No Comments

Abstract Background and Objectives Laws liberalizing access to medical marijuana are associated with reduced opioid analgesic use among adults, but little is known about the impact of such policies on adolescents and young adults. Methods This retrospective cohort study used 2005 to 2014 claims from MarketScan® Commercial database, which covers all 50 states and Washington

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August 6, 2023 No Comments

ABSTRACT Objective: Cannabis use is increasingly normalized; psychosis is a major adverse health outcome. We reviewed the evidence on cannabis use-related risk factors for psychosis outcomes at different stages toward recommendations for risk reduction by individuals involved in cannabis use. Methods: We searched primary databases for pertinent literature/data from 2016 onward, principally relying on reviews

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Rady Children’s Hospital seeing an alarming number of children 5 and under with cannabis poisoning

July 19, 2023 No Comments

CDC report documents huge increase in marijuana use among kids and young adults during COVID-19 pandemic San Diego County’s only children’s hospital reports that it continues to see elevated numbers of young patients arriving in its emergency department with cannabis poisoning, echoing findings from a new analysis released last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control

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Once hailed for decriminalizing drugs, Portugal is now having doubts

July 10, 2023 No Comments

By Anthony Faiola and Catarina Fernandes Martins July 7, 2023 at 1:00 a.m. EDT PORTO, Portugal — Addiction haunts the recesses of this ancient port city, as people with gaunt, clumsy hands lift crack pipes to lips, syringes to veins. Authorities are sealing off warren-like alleyways with iron bars and fencing in parks to halt the spread of

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Trends in Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnoses in the U.S. Veterans Health Administration, 2005–2019

January 9, 2023 No Comments

Since 2005, diagnoses of cannabis use disorder have increased substantially among VHA patients, as they have in the general population and other patient populations. Possible explanations warranting investigation include decreasing perception of risk, changing laws, increasing cannabis potency, stressors related to growing socioeconomic inequality, and use of cannabis to self-treat pain. Clinicians and the public

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Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in North America: evaluation of health burden and treatment prevalence

December 30, 2022 No Comments

Survey data suggest patients with CHS almost universally suffer from a cannabis use disorder, which has significant treatment implications. Treatment prevalence in the ED has increased substantially over a very short time period, with the highest rates seen during the Covid-19 pandemic. For more information on the International Academy on the Science and Impact of

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First Medical Textbook on Cannabis in Medicine

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Balancing risks and benefits of cannabis use: umbrella review of meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials and observational studies

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IASIC Speaker Series Presents: Case Report on Cannabis-Induced Acute Encephalopathy in Elderly After Taking CBD

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