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Recommendations for NIDA's Cannabis Policy Research Agenda

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released a new report Recommendations for NIDA's Cannabis Policy Research Agenda. The document has been prepared by the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse Workgroup which was formed in...

Understanding Patients’ Process to Use Medical Marijuana: A Southern New Jersey Community Engagement Project

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13 October 2016

Abstract Given the necessity to better understand the process patients need to go through in order to seek treatment via medical marijuana, this study investigates this process to better understand this phenomenon. Specifically, Compassion...

Marijuana facts for teens

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1 May 2015

NIDA. (2015, may 1). Facts about marijuana to teenagers. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/es/publicaciones/hechos-sobre-la-marihuana-para-adolescentes in 2018, February 15 Did you know that the use of marijuana among teens has...

Marijuana Facts for Teens

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14 May 2015

NIDA. (2015, May 14). Marijuana: Facts for Teens. Retrieved from https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/marijuana-facts-teens on 2018, February 15 Did you know that teen marijuana use has dropped dramatically since the late 1990s? So, if...

Cannabis and Psychosis: Neurobiology

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9 January 2014

ABSTRACT Cannabis is a known risk factor for schizophrenia, although the exact neurobiological process through which the effects on psychosis occur is not well-understood. In this review, we attempt to develop and discuss a possible pathway...

Does Trait Mindfulness Level Affect Quitting Cannabis Use? A Six Week Follow-Up Study

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Abstract Background: Only 29% of cannabis dependent individuals seek treatment, yet significant decreases in cannabis use are seen in 31-36% of individuals that seek treatment. Follow-up studies have found that over 60% in substance use...

Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use among Chilean Adolescents

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1 March 2017

Abstract We studied the association between individual and contextual variables and the use of tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis in the last 30 days preceding the study, considering the hierarchical nature of students nested in schools. We used...

Substance Use among a Sample of Healthcare Workers in Kenya

Scientific article

2 August 2016

ABSTRACT This study describes reported substance use among Kenyan healthcare workers (HCWs), as it has implications for HCWs’ health, productivity, and their ability and likelihood to intervene on substance use. The Alcohol Smoking and...

Consumption of cannabis and its impact

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1 May 2015

FRAGMENT During the past 20 years, the recreational use of cannabis has become very common, similar to the use of tobacco, especially among adolescents and young adults.General practitioners are often confronted with patients who may...

Early Cannabis Use and Its Relation to the Development of Psychiatric Disorders

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Abstract: Background: Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in the world. Both an early cannabis use onset and the amount used contribute to the risk of suffering mental disorders in adulthood. Objective: Review longitudinal studies...