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In-situ TD-GCMS measurements of oxidative products of monoterpenes at typical vaping temperatures: implications for inhalation exposure to vaping products

Scientific Reports, 2022
Vaping is gaining in popularity. However, there is still much that remains unknown about the potential risk and harms of vaping. Formation of oxidative products is one of such areas that are not well understood.
Jiping Zhu, Jianjun Niu, Dharani Das, Ashley Cabecinha, Hanan Abramovici   +4 more
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Frequency of cannabis and illicit opioid use among people who use drugs and report chronic pain: A longitudinal analysis. [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND:Ecological research suggests that increased access to cannabis may facilitate reductions in opioid use and harms, and medical cannabis patients describe the substitution of opioids with cannabis for pain management. However, there is a lack of
Buxton, Jane, Cooper, Ziva D, Kerr, Thomas, Lake, Stephanie, Milloy, MJ, Walsh, Zach, Ware, Mark A, Wood, Evan   +7 more
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Cannabis use and cannabis use disorder

Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2021
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is an underappreciated risk of using cannabis that affects ~10% of the 193 million cannabis users worldwide. The individual and public health burdens are less than those of other forms of drug use, but CUD accounts for a substantial proportion of persons seeking treatment for drug use disorders owing to the high global ...
Jason P. Connor, Daniel Stjepanović, Bernard Le Foll, Eva Hoch, Alan J. Budney, Wayne D. Hall   +5 more
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Assessing the bioactivity of cannabis extracts in larval zebrafish

Journal of Cannabis Research, 2021
Background Whole-plant cannabis extracts are consumed by the public for medical and non-medical (“recreational”) purposes but are poorly researched compared to pure cannabinoids.
Jessica Nixon, Hanan Abramovici, Ashley Cabecinha, Camilo Martinez-Farina, Joseph Hui, Lee Ellis   +5 more
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UK Medical Cannabis Registry palliative care patients cohort: initial experience and outcomes

Journal of Cannabis Research, 2022
Introduction Palliative care aims to improve quality of life through optimal symptom control and pain management. Cannabis-based medicinal products (CBMPs) have a proven role in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. However, there is
Devaki Nimalan, Michal Kawka, Simon Erridge, Mehmet Ergisi, Michael Harris, Oliver Salazar, Rayyan Ali, Katerina Loupasaki, Carl Holvey, Ross Coomber, Michael Platt, James J. Rucker, Shaheen Khan, Mikael H. Sodergren   +13 more
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Testing the Efficacy of a Prototype That Combines Ultrasound and Pulsed Electric Field for Extracting Valuable Compounds from Mitragyna speciosa Leaves

AgriEngineering, 2023
This work aimed to test the efficacy of an ultrasound (US) and pulsed electric field (PEF) apparatus to extract mitragynine from dried Mitragyna speciosa cv. Karn Dang leaves. Four modes of the device were tested: PEF, US, US + PEF, and PEF + US, and the
Raweeroj Jintawiwat, Natnakorn Punamorntarakul, Rossakornpat Hirunyasiri, Parkpoom Jarupoom, Tanachai Pankasemsuk, Supakiat Supasin, Arthitaya Kawee-ai   +6 more
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Effect of cannabis smoking on lung function and respiratory symptoms: a structured literature review [PDF]

, 2016
As cannabis use increases, physicians need to be familiar with the effects of both cannabis and tobacco on the lungs. However, there have been very few long-term studies of cannabis smoking, mostly due to legality issues and the confounding effects of ...
Ind, PW, Ribeiro, LI
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Medicinal cannabis [PDF]

Australian Prescriber, 2015
A number of therapeutic uses of cannabis and its derivatives have been postulated from preclinical investigations. Possible clinical indications include spasticity and pain in multiple sclerosis, cancer-associated nausea and vomiting, cancer pain and HIV neuropathy.
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‘Initiation into drug use’ addendum: findings from the DUMA program [PDF]

, 2012
The age at which an individual first experiments with illicit drugs has been of significant interest to policymakers and practitioners, primarily because research has persistently shown a link between early juvenile onset of drug use and less favourable ...
Jason Payne, Josh Sweeney
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Risk assessment of metals measured in regulated Canadian dried cannabis and cannabis vaping products: case study and perspectives

Frontiers in Toxicology
In 2018, the Cannabis Act and its regulations established a strict legal framework for controlling production, distribution, sale and possession of cannabis across Canada.
Sathish Achuthan, Andrew Waye, Hanan Abramovici   +2 more
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