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Marijuana Abuse Prevention

2006
AbstractThe variety of possible types of marijuana-use policies has received virtually no attention as a potential drug-abuse prevention strategy. Marijuana policies for adults, and debates related to those policies, can alter adolescent perceptions. This chapter examines possibilities for changing policies to improve prevention of adolescent marijuana
Mary Ann Pentz   +2 more
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Neurobiology of marijuana abuse

Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 1992
Marijuana has a long history of abuse yet, as described here by Mary Abood and Billy Martin, there is little evidence that animals will self-administer the primary psychoactive constituent, tetrahydrocannabinol, or that marijuana stimulates brain reward pathways.
M E, Abood, B R, Martin
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The Functions of Marijuana Abuse for Adolescents

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1981
Research on adolescent marijuana use has given insufficient attention to understanding the functions of marijuana in youngsters' overall adaptation, and particularly in the context of family psychodynamics. This research focused on 17 marijuana-abusing adolescents who were selected according to the "representative case method." Data obtained through ...
H, Hendin   +3 more
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Ecology of Adolescents' Marijuana Abuse

International Journal of the Addictions, 1985
Sixteen adolescent marijuana abusers reported data on the ecology of their use over a 3-month period. Abusers recorded data on the day, date, time, place, frequency, and amount of use. They also included information on their mood and functioning, and with whom they used marijuana.
T E, Smith, J, Koob, T, Wirtz
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Stroke Associated with Marijuana Abuse

Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2000
We present the case of a 15-year-old with a cerebellar infarct that involved multiple arterial territories. It was temporally related to, and probably caused by, heavy marijuana use. While the mechanism of marijuana-associated stroke is unclear, the drug is known to cause hypotension and to impair peripheral vasomotor reflexes.
D, White   +3 more
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Objective Criteria for the Diagnosis of Marijuana Abuse

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1980
Among 97 chronic marijuana users, 9% were found to have had multiple life problems as a consequence of their marijuana use when evaluated during a 5-year follow-up study. Operationally defined criteria for marijuana abuse are presented which are analogous to criteria commonly used in diagnosing alcoholism.
R A, Weller, J A, Halikas
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