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Marijuana legalization and historical trends in marijuana use among US residents aged 12–25: results from the 1979–2016 National Survey on drug use and health

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. More and more states legalized medical and recreational marijuana use. Adolescents and emerging adults are at high risk for marijuana use.
Bin Yu, Xinguang Chen, Xiangfan Chen, Hong Yan   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

The Association Between Marijuana Use and Myocardial Infarction, Asthma, and Depression in Racial and Sexual Minorities: BRFSS 2016–2022 [PDF]

AJPM Focus
Introduction: Marijuana-use patterns differ among racial and sexual minority groups, but few studies have examined health effects in these subgroups. The authors aimed to study the relationship between marijuana use and history of myocardial infarction ...
Heather R. Willmott, MS, Sixia Chen, PhD
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Perceptions of Patient and Surgeon Marijuana Use: A Survey Study of Upper-Extremity Patients [PDF]

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Purpose: The Drug Enforcement Agency has categorized marijuana as a schedule 1 substance. In states where marijuana is legal, health care systems and licensing boards restrict usage by health care professionals outside of work, unlike alcohol ...
Andrew Cross, MD, Mahmoud Mahmoud, MBBS, Yagiz Ozdag, MD, Jessica L. Koshinski, BS, Victoria C. Garcia, PhD, C. Liam Dwyer, MD, Joel C. Klena, MD, Louis C. Grandizio, DO   +7 more
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Trends in Marijuana Use among Adolescents in the United States [PDF]

Pediatric Reports
Background: Marijuana is a widely used substance in the United States (US) and worldwide. We explored trends in self-reported marijuana use among US adolescents overall as well as by gender, race/ethnicity, and school grade.
Jack Yang, Maria C. Mejia, Lea Sacca, Charles H. Hennekens, Panagiota Kitsantas   +4 more
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Marijuana use among adolescent Asian Americans and Pacific islanders: Analysis of ethnic subgroup and gender differences [PDF]

Preventive Medicine Reports
Objective: To assess heterogeneity in marijuana use among adolescent Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) subgroups. Methods: AAPI high school students (n = 31,071) participating in the 2019–2020 California Student Tobacco Survey were categorized ...
Ting Luo, Christopher M. Anderson, Jijiang Wang, Yue-Lin Zhuang, Shu-Hong Zhu   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Marijuana Use

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2021
This chapter examines evidence-based prevention of behavioral disorders related to marijuana use, focusing on the psychoactive compound Tetrahydrocannabinol. This chapter summarizes diagnostic criteria for harmful patterns of marijuana use and definitions for identifying problems with use.
Toumbourou, John Winston, Heerde, Jessica, Kelly, Adrian, Bailey, Jen   +3 more
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Simultaneous Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Young Adults: A Scoping Review of Prevalence, Patterns, Psychosocial Correlates, and Consequences

Alcohol research : current reviews, 2022
BACKGROUND Alcohol and marijuana are commonly used by young adults, and use of both substances, particularly at the same time, is prevalent among this population.
Christine M. Lee, B. Calhoun, D. A. Abdallah, J. Blayney, Nicole R Schultz, Meg Brunner, Megan E. Patrick   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Recreational Marijuana Laws and Teen Marijuana Use, 1993-2021.

JAMA Psychiatry
This cross-sectional study uses data from the Youth Risk Behavior surveys to assess the association of state-level recreational marijuana laws and youth marijuana use.
Anderson DM, Fe HT, Liang Y, Sabia JJ.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Changes in Young Adults' Alcohol and Marijuana Use, Norms, and Motives From Before to During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Journal of Adolescent Health, 2021
PURPOSE Alongside the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with several secondary health effects. There is concern for increased substance use motivated by coping with stress, anxiety, depression, and boredom-all of which may be elevated
S. Graupensperger, Charles B. Fleming, Anna E. Jaffe, Isaac C. Rhew, Megan E. Patrick, Christine M. Lee   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Young adult use, dual use, and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: An examination of differences across use status on marijuana use context, rates, and consequences.

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 2021
Objective: Co-use of alcohol and marijuana has increased among college students, though comparisons among simultaneous (i.e., use of both substances such that effects overlap), dual (i.e., use of both substances within a similar time period but without ...
Alison Looby, Stimulant Norms, Prevalence Study Team, M. Prince, Margo C. Villarosa-Hurlocker, B. Conner, Ty S. Schepis, Adrian J. Bravo   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source