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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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Marijuana Use in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: JACC Review Topic of the Week.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2020
Marijuana use is increasing as more states are legalizing cannabis for both medicinal and recreational purposes. National survey data estimate that >2 million Americans with established cardiovascular diseases currently use or have used marijuana in its ...
E. DeFilippis, N. Bajaj, Amitoj Singh, Rhynn Malloy, M. Givertz, R. Blankstein, Deepak L. Bhatt, M. Vaduganathan   +7 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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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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Association Between Recreational Marijuana Legalization in the United States and Changes in Marijuana Use and Cannabis Use Disorder From 2008 to 2016.

JAMA psychiatry, 2019
Importance Little is known about changes in marijuana use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) after recreational marijuana legalization (RML). Objectives To examine the associations between RML enactment and changes in marijuana use, frequent use, and CUD ...
M. Cerdá, Christine M Mauro, A. Hamilton, Natalie S. Levy, Julián Santaella-Tenorio, D. Hasin, M. Wall, K. Keyes, S. Martins   +8 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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Young adult concurrent use and simultaneous use of alcohol and marijuana: A cross-national examination among college students in seven countries

Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2021
Highlights • Young adults endorse high rates of simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use.• SAM use is associated with greater alcohol and marijuana use and related harms.• Results were consistent among college students from seven different countries.
Adrian J. Bravo, M. Prince, A. Pilatti, L. Mezquita, M. Keough, L. Hogarth   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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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Patterns of Marijuana Use and Health Impact: A Survey Among Older Coloradans

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, 2019
Access to recreational and medical marijuana is common in the United States, particularly in states with legalized use. Here, we describe patterns of recreational and medical marijuana use and self-reported health among older persons using a ...
Hillary D. Lum MD, PhD, Kanika Arora PhD, J. Alton Croker MA, Sara H. Qualls PhD, Melissa Schuchman MA, Julie Bobitt PhD, Gary Milavetz PharmD, Brian Kaskie PhD   +7 more
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Prevalence of marijuana use in pregnant women with concurrent opioid use disorder or alcohol use in pregnancy

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2022
Background A quarter of pregnant women use alcohol, 6.5/1000 deliveries are affected by opioid use disorder (OUD), and the prevalence of cannabis use in pregnant women is increasing. However, marijuana co-exposure in polysubstance-using women is not well
Kimberly Page, Cristina Murray-Krezan, Lawrence Leeman, Mary Carmody, Julia M. Stephen, Ludmila N. Bakhireva   +5 more
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