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Polysubstance abuse in adolescence: A case series
Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2021 Substance use and abuse in adolescents is a major public health concern in India where a high proportion of the population are in this age group. The most common substances used by adolescents are tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana, but include a wider ...
Love Surati +4 more
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Marijuana: Use Among Young Males and Health Outcomes
American 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
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Behavioral Sciences, 2016 Slightly more than half of admissions to U.S. publicly-funded treatment for marijuana use are referred by the criminal justice system; this pattern has remained for at least 20 years. Nationally, Blacks comprise nearly a third of treatment admissions for
Karen McElrath +2 more
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Synthetic marijuana: a recent turmoil in substance abuse
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021 As in the rest of the world, marijuana has been one of the most commonly abused psychoactive illicit substances in Turkey. Recent police reports of record amount of marijuana seized and numerous arrests are evidence that the production and consumption ...
Tahir Tellioglu, Fahri Celebi
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Adverse effects and Drug Interactions Associated with Inhaled Recreational and Medical Marijuana
INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2016 Objectives: To provide an overview of the addiction potential; adverse effects (e.g., cardiovascular, immune dysfunction, respiratory system, mental health disorders); drug interactions; effects of accidental exposure; crime statistics; and pharmacist’s ...
Maisha Kelly Freeman, Pilar Z Murphy
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Evidence for the use of ‘‘medical marijuana’’ in psychiatric and neurologic disorders [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction: Cannabis is listed as a Schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, meaning the US federal government defines it as an illegal drug that has high potential for abuse and no established medical use; however, half of the
Noel, Christopher
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F1000Research, 2018 The acute effects of marijuana consumption on brain physiology and behaviour are well documented, but the long-term effects of its chronic use are less well known. Chronic marijuana use during adolescence is of increased interest, given that the majority
Robin J Keeley +3 more
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bioRxiv, 2019 Public comfort with Cannabis (marijuana and hemp) has recently increased, resulting in previously strict Cannabis regulations now allowing hemp cultivation, medical use, and in some states, recreational consumption.
Anna L. Schwabe +3 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Currently in the United States, the sole licensed facility to cultivate Cannabis sativa L. for research purposes is the University of Mississippi, which is funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
Anna L. Schwabe +4 more
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AAP supports the compassionate use of cannabinoids for children
Voices in Bioethics, 2015 On January 26th 2015, the American Academy of Pediatrics (A.A.P.) released its first official position on Marijuana usage since 2004, which will appear in print in March of this year. [1,2] The A.A.P.
Kevin Van Geen
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