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Exploring Cerumen as an Alternative Matrix for Drug Detection and Quantification: Method Development and Application in Clinical Samples

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
An LC–MS/MS method was developed for the detection of 33 psychoactive medications in cerumen (earwax) and applied to the samples of 60 psychiatric inpatient volunteers. The findings highlighted the utility of cerumen as an innovative biospecimen in clinical toxicological analysis.
Dimitrios Phaedon Kevrekidis, Helen G. Gika, Georgios Panagiotoglou, Eleni Parlapani, Pavlos Pavlidis, Nikolaos Raikos   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Guarding their practice”: a descriptive study of Canadian nursing policies and education related to medical cannabis

BMC Nursing, 2019
Background In Canada, federal regulations allow Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to authorize medical cannabis. Nursing regulatory bodies, however, have been hesitant to include medical cannabis within NPs’ scope of practice.
Lynda G. Balneaves, Abeer A. Alraja
doaj   +1 more source

Values and preferences towards medical cannabis among people living with chronic pain: a mixed-methods systematic review

BMJ Open, 2021
Objective To explore values and preferences towards medical cannabis among people living with chronic pain.Design Mixed-methods systematic review.Data sources We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO from inception to 17 March 2020.Study selection Pairs ...
Linan Zeng, Xiaoqin Wang, Jason W Busse, Gordon H Guyatt, Thomas Agoritsas, Lyubov Lytvyn, Anja Fog Heen, Meisam Abdar Esfahani, Natasha Kithulegoda, Silvana Agterberg, Yaad Shergill   +10 more
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An examination into the possibility of the UK being a predominantly cannabis producing nation and a methodology of cultivation techniques [PDF]

, 2016
Previously, the UK has been known to heavily import cannabis from producer countries, more recently vast quantities of cannabis farms are being discovered throughout the nation.
Parker, A, O'Hagan, A
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In Vitro Metabolism of Δ8‐, Δ9‐, and Δ10‐THC in Human Hepatocytes: Distinct Δ10‐THC Biotransformation and Implications for Drug Testing

Drug Testing and Analysis, EarlyView.
Δ8‐THC and Δ9‐THC showed comparable metabolic profiles. In contrast, Δ10‐THC underwent extensive glucuronidation and hydroxylation, with only minor formation of a carboxy metabolite, indicating a markedly different metabolic pathway. These differences may increase the risk of misidentification and misinterpretation in cannabis drug testing.
Robert Kronstrand, Henrik Green, Markus Loh, Fabian Rüttimann, Manuela Carla Monti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A survey of the attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about medical cannabis among primary care providers

BMC Family Practice, 2019
Background Healthcare providers play a critical role in facilitating patient access to medical cannabis. However, previous surveys suggest only a minority of providers believe that medical cannabis confers benefits to patients.
Lindsey M. Philpot, Jon O. Ebbert, Ryan T. Hurt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cannabis and psychosis : the Maltese contribution [PDF]

, 2010
Three different Maltese scientists have contributed to research on the link between cannabis and psychosis. The object of this article is to review and chronicle the work that has been done by these three colleagues in this field.
Agius, Mark, Zammit, Stanley, Grech, Anton   +2 more
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Responsive stimulation of the thalamus for idiopathic generalized epilepsy: Results of the randomized controlled NAUTILUS trial through 18 months

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of responsive thalamic stimulation as adjunctive therapy for drug‐resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) with generalized tonic–clonic seizures (GTCSs). Methods NAUTILUS is a prospective, multicenter, single‐blind, randomized sham‐controlled pivotal trial ...
Utku Uysal, Patrick Landazuri, David E. Burdette, Sanjay Patra, Angela N. Crudele, Dario J Englot, Jay R. Gavvala, Sandipan Pati, Lesley C. Kaye, Steven Ojemann, Daniel Barnett, Joseph Neimat, Adriana E. Palade, Shervin Rahimpour, Amir A. Arain, Robert Mark Richardson, Sydney S. Cash, Vicenta Salanova, Alexandra Urban, William P. Welch, Jamie Joseph Van Gompel, Keith Starnes, David Spencer, Lia D. Ernst, Ushtar Amin, Angelica Rivera‐Cruz, Patricia Dugan, Marytery Fajardo, Matt Lallas, Barbara C. Jobst, Nicole Odom, Jarod L. Roland, Jon T. Willie, Sameer A. Sheth, Alica M. Goldman, Christopher T. Skidmore, Chengyuan Wu, Cornelia Drees, Jonathon Parker, Taneeta Mindy Ganguly, Jerzy Szaflarski, Saadi Ghatan, Lise Johnson, Jacob Norman, Brett Wingeier, Cairn G. Seale, Martha J. Morrell, Nautilus Study Group   +47 more
wiley   +1 more source

International perspectives on physician knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to medical cannabis

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe trends of recreational use of cannabis and the use of cannabis for medical indications (i.e., “medical cannabis”) have grown in recent years.
Shariful A. Syed, Jatinder Singh, Hussien Elkholy, Irena Rojnić Palavra, Marko Tomicevic, Anamarija Petek Eric, Anamarija Petek Eric, Anamarija Petek Eric, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Mariana Pinto da Costa, Sinan Guloksuz, Sinan Guloksuz, Rajiv Radhakrishnan   +12 more
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Medical Cannabis and Past-Year Cannabis Use Disorder Among Adult Recreational Users in the United States: Results From a Nationally Representative Sample

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
IntroductionWith the increasing number of cannabis users and more jurisdictions allowing medical cannabis, more evidence-based knowledge about the prevalence of cannabis use disorder (CUD) among medical users is greatly needed.ObjectivesTo examine and ...
Dafna Sara Rubin-Kahana, Dafna Sara Rubin-Kahana, Ahmed Nabeel Hassan, Ahmed Nabeel Hassan, Ahmed Nabeel Hassan, Ahmed Nabeel Hassan, Ahmed Nabeel Hassan, Marcos Sanches, Bernard Le Foll, Bernard Le Foll, Bernard Le Foll, Bernard Le Foll, Bernard Le Foll   +12 more
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