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A rare case of marijuana associated with ascending aorta thrombosis complicated with stroke and bilateral renal infarcts

Radiology Case Reports, 2022
Ascending aortic is an uncommon site for arterial thrombosis and ascending aortic thrombosis is a very rare phenomenon with a high fatality rate. Marijuana is the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the United States and a few cases have been ...
Iyad Farouji, MD, Kok Hoe Chan, MD, Arwa Battah, MD, Hossam Abed, MD, Theodore DaCosta, DO, Joaquim Correia, MD, Addi Suleiman, MD   +6 more
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Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Is Not Benign [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association, 2016
Although most people know that secondhand tobacco smoke can be harmful,[1][1] the perception is that marijuana smoking is less harmful to health, less addictive, and more socially acceptable than tobacco use.[2][2] In fact, we have heard from parents here in Colorado that they have quit ...
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Up in smoke: An unusual case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage from marijuana

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2018
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) can be a serious and life threating condition. Illicit substance use has been associated with DAH, with cocaine being the most widely reported.
M.I. Shafi, S. Liaquat, D. Auckley
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Priorities for Medical Marijuana Research from the Perspective of Physicians, Dispensary Owners/Staff, and Patients: A Survey Study

Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids, 2021
Objective: More patients are turning to medical marijuana as an alternative treatment, yet there are apparent knowledge gaps on the risk benefit of medical marijuana for a variety of indications.
Jennifer Jean-Jacques, Robert Cook, Almut G. Winterstein, Amie Goodin, Joshua D. Brown, Sebastian Jugl, Yan Wang   +6 more
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Marijuana Legislation: Identifying the Impact on the Oral Healthcare Provider [PDF]

, 2020
Objectives/Aims: Since the mid-2000s, the United States has seen a surge in legislation involving the legalization of marijuana, both recreationally and medicinally.
Geiser, Abby L, Reid-Burrell, Jessica
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Cytological changes in respiratory epithelium in association with marijuana smoking

Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2023
Marijuana is one of the commonly used illicit drugs in Nigeria. This study evaluated the cytological changes in the respiratory epithelium associated with marijuana smoking in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Cytological Changes in Respiratory EpithAnyanwu Stanley O , Akwiwu Euphoria C , Egbe, Agala , Patrick Anifiok J
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Prevalence and socioeconomic factors associated with smoking in people living with HIV by sex, in Recife, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2013
Introduction: Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the world. The prevalence of smoking is higher in people infected with HIV than in the general population.
Joanna d’Arc Lyra Batista, Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque, Ricardo Arraes de Alencar Ximenes, Demócrito de Barros Miranda-Filho, Heloisa Ramos Lacerda de Melo, Magda Maruza, Libia Vilela Moura, Eduardo Jaime Seara Pinto da Costa Ferraz, Laura Cunha Rodrigues   +8 more
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N-Acetyl and Glutamatergic Neurometabolites in Perisylvian Brain Regions of Methamphetamine Users. [PDF]

, 2018
Background:Methamphetamine induces neuronal N-acetyl-aspartate synthesis in preclinical studies. In a preliminary human proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging investigation, we also observed that N-acetyl-aspartate+N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate in
Alger, Jeffry R, Johnson, Maritza C, London, Edythe D, O'Neill, Joseph, Shen, Zhiwei, Tang, Jinsong   +5 more
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Tobacco, alcohol and marijuana use among Indigenous youth attending off-reserve schools in Canada: cross-sectional results from the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2019
Introduction: Ongoing surveillance of youth substance use is essential to quantify harms and to identify populations at higher risk. In the Canadian context, historical and structural injustices make monitoring excess risk among Indigenous youth ...
Claudia Sikorski, Scott Leatherdale, Martin Cooke   +2 more
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Gray-matter volume, midbrain dopamine D2/D3 receptors and drug craving in methamphetamine users. [PDF]

, 2015
Dysfunction of the mesocorticolimbic system has a critical role in clinical features of addiction. Despite evidence suggesting that midbrain dopamine receptors influence amphetamine-induced dopamine release and that dopamine is involved in ...
Dean, AC, Kohno, M, London, ED, Mandelkern, MA, Morales, AM, Robertson, CL   +5 more
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