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The grass is not always greener: a multi-institutional pilot study of marijuana use and acute pain management following traumatic injury

open access: yesPatient Safety in Surgery, 2018
Background Widespread legislative efforts to legalize marijuana have increased the prevalence of marijuana use and abuse. The effects of marijuana on pain tolerance and analgesic pain management in the acute pain setting have not been reported.
Kristin Salottolo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Youth Marijuana and Prescription Drug Abuse in Anchorage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Complete issue of Alaska Justice Forum 33(1), Spring 2016 at https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/6883.This article examines results of the Adult Perceptions of Anchorage Youth: 2015 Survey (APAYS) to examine perceptions and concerns of Anchorage
Lepage, Cory R., Rivera, Marny
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IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivity Reactions to Cannabis in Laboratory Personnel [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background: There have been sporadic reports of hypersensitivity reactions to plants of the Cannabinaceae family (hemp and hops), but it has remained unclear whether these reactions are immunologic or nonimmunologic in nature.
Anibarro B   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Impact of empiric potassium supplementation on mortality, sudden cardiac arrest and stroke in furosemide initiators

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aim A prior non‐randomized study suggests that potassium supplementation may improve survival among furosemide initiators, and a randomized trial suggests that salt substitutes containing potassium might lower stroke risk. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using health‐care data to confirm or refute these associations among new users of ...
Thanh Phuong Pham Nguyen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is marijuana use associated with decreased use of prescription opioids? Toxicological findings from two US national samples of drivers

open access: yesSubstance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2020
Background State governments in the United States are increasingly viewing marijuana legalization as a policy option for controlling the opioid epidemic under the premise that marijuana is a less harmful substitute for opioids.
Guohua Li, Stanford Chihuri
doaj   +1 more source

Medical Marijuana-Induced Tacrolimus Toxicity. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
As both recreational and therapeutic marijuana use increases in the US, more attention is being paid to its direct medical and psychoactive effects. One crucial dimension is the potential for marijuana or marijuana-derived therapies to interact with ...
Chism, Keira, Moadel, Daniel
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Teacher–Student Relationship Quality as a Mediator in the Association of Parent–Child Communication With Adolescent Bullying Perpetration and Substance Use: Evidence From the 2017/2018 HBSC Study

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bullying perpetration and substance use are two prevalent and concerning forms of delinquent behavior worldwide. Although parent–child communication has been theorized to reduce adolescents' involvement in these behaviors, empirical evidence remains mixed.
Hang Zhou, Ji‐Kang Chen
wiley   +1 more source

Marijuana: Use Among Young Males and Health Outcomes

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Men's Health, 2009
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug by adolescents and young adults, with more males than females reporting marijuana use. The adolescent and young adult years represent a critical period for interventions to prevent marijuana use and abuse.
Melissa Pujazon-Zazik MD, MPH   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Colorado community pharmacists’ survey and their perspectives regarding marijuana

open access: yesSAGE Open Medicine, 2020
Objectives: With one of the highest prevalence rates for marijuana use in the United States, Colorado provides a great opportunity for insight on common encounters with consumers in the community pharmacy setting.
Leticia A. Shea   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Racial Disparity in Marijuana Policing in New Orleans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
In national research, self-reported marijuana use is similar across races, but in New Orleans, black people are disproportionately arrested for marijuana offenses, including simple possession.
Jon Wool, Meghan Ragany, Rose Wilson
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