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Stroke Associated with Marijuana Abuse
Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2000We 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.
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Ecology of Adolescents' Marijuana Abuse
International Journal of the Addictions, 1985Sixteen 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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MARIJUANA ABUSE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1973This is a study of the psychology of college students who are heavy and habitual users of marijuana. Fifteen students who used marijuana regularly and heavily were studied in detail using psychoanalytic interviewing techniques. Short term therapy was administered when indicated.
H. Hendin
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The Functions of Marijuana Abuse for Adolescents
The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 1981Research 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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Objective Criteria for the Diagnosis of Marijuana Abuse
The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 1980Among 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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Membranous Glomerulonephritis May Be Associated With Heavy Marijuana Abuse
Transplantation Proceedings, 2007It is well documented that drug abuse can cause renal diseases. Nephropathy and proteinuria among heroin addicts has been recognized since the early 1970s. The predominant lesions in heroin-associated nephropathy are segmental glomerulosclerosis in African-Americans and membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) in the Caucasian population. Cocaine may induce
M, Bohatyrewicz +3 more
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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, Steve Sussman
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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, Steve Sussman
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1989
Treatment of marijuana addiction is difficult, and success rates tend to be low. A preferable approach is to prevent drug abuse at the outset.
M. Gold
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Treatment of marijuana addiction is difficult, and success rates tend to be low. A preferable approach is to prevent drug abuse at the outset.
M. Gold
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