One in Eight Older Adults Reports Using Cannabis in Past Year
HealthDay News — One in eight U.S. adults aged 50 to 80 years reports using cannabis in the past year, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in Cannabis and Cannabinoids Research. Anne C....
View ArticleHigh Cannabis Use Disorder Prevalence Among Veterans with Psychiatric Disorders
Cannabis use disorder prevalence was notably higher among Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients with psychiatric disorders relative to those without, according to study results published in the...
View ArticleIncreased Cannabis Risk Awareness Among Adolescents Lowers Current, Future Use
Increased knowledge and a greater perception of cannabis risk in adolescents are associated with decreased current usage and reduced intentions for future use, according to study results published in...
View ArticleCannabis Use During Pregnancy Linked to Adverse Outcomes, Placental Dysfunction
Maternal cannabis use throughout pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes related to placental dysfunction, according to new research published in JAMA. However, cannabis use during the first...
View ArticleMedical Cannabis Use for Chronic Pain Linked to New-Onset Arrhythmia
HealthDay News — For patients with chronic pain, medical cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for new-onset arrhythmia, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in the European Heart...
View ArticleRecent Cannabis Use Tied to Higher Risk of Current Asthma
HealthDay News — There is a dose-response relationship between frequency of current cannabis use and the prevalence of current asthma, according to a study published in the February issue of Preventive...
View ArticleED Visits for Cannabis Use Tied to Increased Risk for Incident Anxiety Disorder
HealthDay News — Emergency department visits for cannabis use are associated with an increased three-year risk for having an incident health care visit for an anxiety disorder, according to a study...
View ArticleCannabis Use Associated With Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes
The use of cannabis is strongly associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes including coronary heart disease (CHD), myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke, independent of tobacco use and other...
View ArticleConsiderable Prevalence of Δ8-THC Use Observed Among US Teens
HealthDay News — The prevalence of Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is considerable among U.S. adolescents and is lower in states with regulations, according to a study published in the March 12 issue of...
View ArticleAdolescent THC Use Is High, Especially in States With Unregulated THC, Marijuana
Marijuana and delta 8-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) use is significant among adolescents in the United States, with higher THC usage in states without delta 8-THC regulations or current marijuana...
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