Ecological factors and adolescent marijuana use: results of a prospective study in Santiago, Chile [PDF]
PURPOSE: Despite the growing evidence that ecological factors contribute to substance use, the relationship of ecological factors and illicit drugs such as marijuana use is not well understood, particularly among adolescents in Latin America.
Andrade, Fernando H. +6 more
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Background: Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) can be caused by a ruptured blep emfisematus subpleural. People who smoke tobacco and marijuana simultaneously arise PSP will be more risky than just smoking tobacco. Pneumothorax in cannabis smokers may
Yenny Kusmatuti, Isnin Anang Marhana
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Marijuana Legislation: Identifying the Impact on the Oral Healthcare Provider [PDF]
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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Rapid Identification of New Psychoactive Substances in Letters by LA‐APCI‐MS
Laser ablation coupled to molecular mass spectrometry utilizing a modified atmospheric pressure chemical ionization source was used for the detection of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists in infused prison mail samples. ABSTRACT New psychoactive substances (NPS), especially synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRA), are increasingly smuggled ...
Mark Wesner +4 more
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Marijuana Use in Hepatitis C Infection does not Affect Liver Biopsy Histology or Treatment Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Marijuana smoking is prevalent among hepatitis C virus-infected patients. The literature assessing the influence of marijuana on liver disease progression and hepatitis C virus antiviral treatment outcomes is conflicting.
Theresa Liu +5 more
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Pneumomediastinum in marijuana users: a retrospective review of 14 cases
Introduction Inhaled marijuana has been infrequently identified as a potential risk factor for the development of spontaneous pneumomediastinum (SPM), a rare finding of free air in the mediastinum likely caused by barotrauma during breathing manoeuvres ...
Zoe Freeman Weiss +2 more
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ABSTRACT Traditional role‐playing methods in counselor education, such as peer counseling and actor‐based simulations, enhance trainee competencies but have also created ethical dilemmas. These methods are not cost effective and may not capture and address client diversity.
Xihe Tian +5 more
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Polytobacco use among a nationally-representative sample of black high school students
Background Studies of the patterns of polytobacco use have increased. However, understanding the patterns of using multiple tobacco products among Black adolescents is minimal. This study identified the patterns of polytobacco use among U.S.
Tamika D. Gilreath +4 more
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Medical symptoms associated with tobacco smoking with and without marijuana abuse among crack cocaine-dependent patients. [PDF]
Despite the widespread use of tobacco and marijuana by cocaine abusers, it remains unclear whether combined tobacco and marijuana smoking is more harmful than tobacco smoking alone in cocaine abusers.
Batra, Vikas +5 more
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Frontal Metabolite Concentration Deficits in Opiate Dependence Relate to Substance Use, Cognition, and Self-Regulation. [PDF]
ObjectiveProton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) in opiate dependence showed abnormalities in neuronal viability and glutamate concentration in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).
Abé, Christoph +5 more
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