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Marijuana and Crime: Is there a Connection Beyond Prohibition? [PDF]

open access: yes
We examine the relationship between marijuana use and non-drug related crime using data on arrests from the Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program and Uniform Crime Reports.
Beau Kilmer, Rosalie Liccardo Pacula
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Do Injury, Depression, and PTSD Mediate the Relationships Between Latent Profiles of Cumulative Lifetime Violence and Chronic Pain Disability in Men?

open access: yesResearch in Nursing &Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Knowledge of association between violence and chronic pain in men is limited by neglect of violence experiences as perpetrator, disregard of heterogeneity in cumulative lifetime violence severity (CLVS), weak understanding of mediation pathways, and inattention to social determinants of health (SDOH).
Judith Wuest   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synthetic Cannabis Overdose and Withdrawal in a Young Adult: A Case Report, Commentary on Regulation, and Review of the Literature

open access: yesCase Reports in Psychiatry, 2016
Introduction. Marijuana has been used for its psychotropic effects including enhanced relaxation and perceptual alterations. However, the use of synthetic marijuana (SM) leads to more frequent and drastic side effects than the typical use of regular ...
John Samaan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Family, Peers and School Programs and the Influence on Juvenile Marijuana Use [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Drug use has is a common form of deviance among adolescents. This paper focuses on the different ways that social institutions try to positively or negatively influence juveniles from becoming involved in drug use.
Vinciguerra, Victoria
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Rehabilitation needs of long COVID patients in British Columbia

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction COVID‐19 can result in persistent symptoms and functional impairment that significantly impact daily functioning, highlighting the need for targeted rehabilitation. However, there is a lack of data on what proportion of long COVID patients need rehabilitation and which types are required.
Débora M. Petry Moecke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psycho-Social Characteristics of Cannabis Abusing Youth

open access: yesBiomolecules & Biomedicine, 2005
It is a well known fact that drug abuse is most common in early adolescence. The most popular substances among youth are cannabis products (made from Cannabis sativa L., Cannaba-ceae).
Ifeta Ličanin, Amira Redžić
doaj   +1 more source

Teen Substance Use and Abuse in the Growing Metro of Des Moines, Iowa [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
uVoice, a youth philanthropy board comprised of twelve students from seven Des Moines-area high schools, spent 2016 identifying unmet needs of central Iowa youth, specifically issues related to substance abuse.Students wrote and released a "White Paper ...

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The Effects of Prices and Policies on the Demand for Marijuana: Evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse [PDF]

open access: yes
Recent studies have shown that efforts to curb alcohol use by increasing the price of alcohol and limiting youth's access have succeeded, but they may have had the unintended consequencce of increasing marijuana use.
Brett W. Wendling   +4 more
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Regional Variation in Attitude of Mental Health Professionals Towards Tackling Illicit Drug-use and Drug-related Disorders [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This study sought to assess the attitudes of Mental Health Professionals (MHPs) towards tackling illicit drug use and drug-related disorders in Nigeria and to explore regional variations in attitude. Based on the validated Substance Abuse Attitude Survey
Akinola, O. (Olubusayo)   +3 more
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Illicit Drug‐Derived Volatile Organic Compounds as Markers for Application in Noncontact Detection Technology

open access: yesThe Chemical Record, EarlyView.
This review highlights the characteristic odor markers of illicit drugs, emphasizing volatile markers from both natural and synthetic sources, and explores the shift from canine‐based detection to emerging noncontact sensing technologies. Illicit drug use remains a global concern, requiring effective detection methods to counter evolving concealment ...
Minwoo Kim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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