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, 2018 Note: mtos–effect from marijuana use to smoking; mtod–effect from marijuana use to drinking; mtosd–effects from marijuana use to both smoking and drinking; infs–peer influence effect in smoking; infd–peer influence effect in drinking; infm–peer influence
Cynthia M. Lakon (678646) +3 more
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The Effects of Prices and Policies on the Demand for Marijuana: Evidence from the National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse [PDF]
Recent studies have shown that efforts to curb alcohol use by increasing the price of alcohol and limiting youth's access have succeeded, but they may have had the unintended consequencce of increasing marijuana use.
Gary A. Zarkin +4 more
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This paper contains the first estimates of the price sensitivity of the prevalence of youth marijuana use. Survey data on marijuana use by high school seniors from the Monitoring the Future Project are combined with data on marijuana prices and potency ...
F. J. Chaloupka +5 more
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Late onset epilepsy associated with marijuana abuse: a case report with MRI findings
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2014 Marijuana is the most widely used illicit substance in the world. The relation between marijuana use and epileptic seizures is still controversial. We report a case of late onset epilepsy associated with marijuana abuse, with brain magnetic resonance ...
Yannick Fogoum Fogang +4 more
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Mental Health and Cognition in Older Cannabis Users: a Review
Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2020 Background The impact of cannabis use on mental health and cognition in older adults remains unclear. With the recent legalization of cannabis in Canada, physicians will need up-to-date information about the mental and cognitive effects of cannabis ...
Blanca E. Vacaflor +4 more
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Adolescents and tobacco use in Vlora, Albania
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2020 Background Adolescent risky behaviours are influenced by a wide range of factors such as gender, culture, family, personal perceptions or society. Purpose of the study Evaluation of tobacco use among adolescents aged 13–16 years in Vlora in order to ...
Majlinda Zahaj +2 more
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High on Life? Medical Marijuana Laws and Suicide [PDF]
Using state-level data for the period 1990 through 2007, we estimate the effect of legalizing medical marijuana on suicide rates. Our results suggest that the passage of a medical marijuana law is associated with an almost 5 percent reduction in the ...
Anderson, D. Mark +2 more
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Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2019 Opioid use, abuse, and associated mortality have reached an epidemic level. In some states, cannabis is being used to treat chronic pain. To examine the hypothesis that medical marijuana legislation may reduce adverse opioid-related outcomes if patients ...
Aaron M. Wendelboe +6 more
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Marijuana and head and neck cancer: an epidemiological review
Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2018 Background Marijuana is the most widely used illicit substance in Canada. To date, no conclusive study has looked at the epidemiologic basis of marijuana use and head and neck cancer (HNC).
Michael Xie +5 more
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Medical Marijuana Laws, Traffic Fatalities, and Alcohol Consumption [PDF]
To date, 16 states have passed medical marijuana laws, yet very little is known about their effects. Using state-level data, we examine the relationship between medical marijuana laws and a variety of outcomes.
Anderson, D. Mark, Rees, Daniel I.
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