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The determination of the inhalable fraction of 40K activity in marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) buds by instrumental neutron activation analysis and the effective dose to the body

open access: yesJournal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2017
Total potassium in marijuana (Cannabis sativa L.) buds was determined using instrumental neutron activation analysis. The mass fraction of 40K and its activity were derived using the natural isotopic ratios of potassium.
Johann M.R. Antoine, Charles N. Grant
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Cannabis and the lung [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The use of cannabis is embedded within many societies, mostly used by the young and widely perceived to be safe. Increasing concern regarding the potential for cannabis to cause mental health effects has dominated cannabis research and the potential ...
Macleod, J, Reid, P T, Robertson, Roy
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Electronic Cigarette Use and Associated Risk Factors in U.S.-Dwelling Pacific Islander Young Adults. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: E-cigarette use is rapidly increasing among US young adults, heightening their risk for vaping-related illnesses. Yet, little is known about e-cigarette use among young adult Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI): an indigenous ...
Aitaoto, Nia   +5 more
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Impairment of Endothelial Function by Aerosol From Marijuana Leaf Vaporizers

open access: yesJournal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2023
Background Marijuana leaf vaporizers, which heat plant material and sublimate Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol without combustion, are popular alternatives to smoking cannabis that are generally perceived to be less harmful. We have shown that smoke from tobacco
Jiangtao Liu   +9 more
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Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Is Not Benign [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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 ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Marijuana Dependence: Not Just Smoke and Mirrors [PDF]

open access: yesILAR Journal, 2011
Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is the most commonly used illicit drug worldwide as well as in the Unites States. Prolonged use of marijuana or repeated administration of its primary psychoactive constituent, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can lead to physical dependence in humans and laboratory animals.
Divya, Ramesh   +3 more
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A rare case of marijuana associated with ascending aorta thrombosis complicated with stroke and bilateral renal infarcts

open access: yesRadiology 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   +6 more
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Assessment of prevalence, predictors, reasons and regulations of substance smoking among children in Ghana

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2023
Background In Ghana, it is against the law for children to smoke. Nevertheless, a portion of children in the country do smoke. However, there is a paucity of research on young smokers in Ghana and other sub-Saharan African nations. This study, therefore,
Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Frank Kyei-Arthur
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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Legalization of marijuana use will increase the number of people who will become long-term users. A prior medical record review study in Australia, in 2004, identified 19 chronic marijuana users who entered the emergency department with recurrent ...
Heise, Lynn
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Up in smoke: An unusual case of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage from marijuana

open access: yesRespiratory 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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