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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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Marta DiForte Discusses Cannabis Induced Psychosis on High Truths

December 14, 2022 No Comments

High Truths on Drugs and Addiction, Episode #77 Research has shown that high-potency cannabis leads to an increased risk of psychosis, especially for those who have a genetic predisposition for the condition. But what happens when cannabis alters your epigenome? What if that cannabis use can alter how your genes function and further increase that

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Exploring the Association of e-Cigarette and/or Cannabis Use with Heavy Episodic Drinking among Ontario Adults

November 23, 2022 No Comments

The use of e-cigarettes and cannabis are significantly associated with heavy episodic drinking among adults, indicating that those who engage in the dual use of e-cigarette and cannabis may be an important group to target with intervention programs. Click here to read the full study, published in Substance Use & Misuse. For more information on

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Doctors Inform Parents of Marijuana Use Linked to Youth Mental Health

November 18, 2022 No Comments

Dr. Roneet Lev, with Scripps Hospital Emergency Room, wants to make sure parents and youth are making informed decisions and understand the risks. During Thursday’s event, doctors laid out the relationship between marijuana use and youth mental health. Lev warned that cannabis use is a suicide risk factor for people under the age of 25.

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Prenatal Cannabis Exposure Associated with Mental Disorders in Children that Persist into Early Adolescence

November 16, 2022 No Comments

Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester—generally after five to six weeks of fetal development—is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress into early adolescence (11 and 12 years of age), according to new research supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part

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Comorbidity and Coaggregation of Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder and Cannabis Use Disorder in a Controlled Family Study

November 7, 2022 No Comments

In this cross-sectional study of 586 probands and 698 first-degree relatives, cannabis use disorder and bipolar disorder II in probands were associated with an independent increase in risk of cannabis use disorder in relatives; bipolar disorder I and major depressive disorder in probands were not significantly associated with cannabis use disorder in relatives. The risk

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First Medical Textbook on Cannabis in Medicine

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IASIC Speaker Series Presents Motivational Interviewing for Families

The International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis (IASIC) is excited to present the IASIC Speaker Series. Presented free of charge, this ongoing educational seminar series will focus on the science, data and peer-reviewed research surrounding marijuana and will be led by international medical experts. This non-partisan and non-political series is continually developed,

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IASIC 2022 Annual Report

The IASIC board of directors would like to thank our Expert Physician Council, Expert Affiliate Council and Donors for your support in creating IASIC and contributing to a successful first year. We could not have achieved what we did without you. A heartful thank you to all of you as we reflect on 2022 and share

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