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Marijuana use/cessation expectancies and marijuana use in college students [PDF]

The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 2015
Research suggests that marijuana expectancies are associated with problematic marijuana use; however, these marijuana-related cognitions remain relatively understudied.This study examined marijuana-related decision-making among college students by exploring the relationships among marijuana expectancies and marijuana use variables.College students (N =
Brackenbury, Lauren M, Ladd, Benjamin O, Anderson, Kristen G   +2 more
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Family and parenting characteristics associated with marijuana use by Chilean adolescents [PDF]

Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, 2011
Cristina B Bares1, Jorge Delva2, Andrew Grogan-Kaylor2, Fernando Andrade31Curtis Research and Training Center, School of Social Work, 2School of Social Work, 3School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAObjective: Family involvement ...
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, Jorge Delva, Cristina B Bares, et al   +3 more
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The association of therapeutic versus recreational marijuana use and antiretroviral adherence among adults living with HIV in Florida

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2018
Zachary L Mannes,1 Larry E Burrell II,1 Erin G Ferguson,1 Zhi Zhou,2,3 Huiyin Lu,4,5 Charurut Somboonwit,6 Robert L Cook,2,3 Nicole Ennis1 1Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of ...
Mannes ZL, Burrell II LE, Ferguson EG, Zhou Z, Lu H, Somboonwit C, Cook RL, Ennis N   +7 more
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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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The relationship between medical marijuana use and prescription pain reliever use among U.S. adults: A retrospective analysis utilizing the 2015–2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)

Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 2023
Background: Despite a number of states in the U.S. enacting medical marijuana policies, there is currently a lack of research outlining the role that individual-level factors play in predicting medical marijuana use, especially regarding use and misuse ...
Tyler J. Dunn, Erin Holmes, Yi Yang, John P. Bentley, Saim Kashmiri, Sujith Ramachandran   +5 more
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Socio-ecological influences of adolescence marijuana use initiation: Qualitative evidence from two illicit marijuana-growing communities in South Africa

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2020
Background: Adolescence has been identified as a critical risk period for substance use initiation, such as marijuana. Although several factors have been cited for adolescent marijuana use, those that influence initiation, especially in an African ...
Emmanuel Manu, Mbuyiselo Douglas, Martin A. Ayanore   +2 more
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The grass is not always greener: a multi-institutional pilot study of marijuana use and acute pain management following traumatic injury

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2018
Background Widespread legislative efforts to legalize marijuana have increased the prevalence of marijuana use and abuse. The effects of marijuana on pain tolerance and analgesic pain management in the acute pain setting have not been reported.
Kristin Salottolo, Laura Peck, Allen Tanner II, Matthew M. Carrick, Robert Madayag, Emmett McGuire, David Bar-Or   +6 more
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The perils of recreational marijuana use: relationships with mental health among emergency department patients

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020
Introduction Marijuana is a commonly used drug in the United States. Many states have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. The effects of marijuana on mental health are unknown.
Catherine A. Marco, John Paul Detherage III, Ashley LaFountain, Megan Hanna, Justin Anderson, Rachel Rhee, Jacqueline Ziegman, Dennis Mann   +7 more
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Marijuana: A systems-based primer of adverse effects associated with use and an overview of its therapeutic utility

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Marijuana use is on the rise in the United States. By the end of 2019, 33 states have legalized marijuana use and marijuana byproduct use for medical purposes. However, marijuana use does not come without side effects.
Asim Kichloo, Michael Albosta, Michael Aljadah, Zain El-Amir, Ghazaleh Goldar, Muhammed Zatmar Khan, Dushyant Singh Dahiya, Srilakshmi Vallabhaneni, Farah Wani, Jagmeet Singh   +9 more
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Investigating the associations of age of initiation and other psychosocial factors of singular alcohol, tobacco and marijuana usage on polysubstance use: analysis of a population-based survey in Jamaica

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives This study aimed to examine concurrent polysubstance use of alcohol, tobacco and marijuana and determine correlations with access to marijuana, friend and familial drug use habits, risk perception and the age of initiation associated with the ...
Patrice Whitehorne-Smith, Wendel Abel, Kunal Lalwani, Joni-Gaye McLeary, Neena Albarus   +4 more
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