Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Adolescent cannabis abuse has increased 245% since 2000 in the US, while alcohol abuse has steadily declined over the same period. That’s according to a national, peer-reviewed study tracking intentional misuse and abuse reported to the …
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New AI method for public health analysis shows trends in substance use among high schoolers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain High school students who have a large weekly allowance, friends who smoke and low levels of physical activity are more likely to use multiple substances over time. Conversely, being older, being Black and eating breakfast daily …
Read More »Smoking cannabis may be more harmful to lungs than tobacco: study
Canada legalized the recreational use of cannabis in 2018. Cannabis may do more harm to a smoker’s lungs and airways than tobacco, according to a small Canadian study published Tuesday. Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital …
Read More »Steroid use associated with serious side effects among adolescents and young adults
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in the journal Performance Enhancement & Health has found the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids among adolescents and young adults to be associated with serious side effects. The study also revealed that steroid use …
Read More »New York issues first licenses for legal pot dispensaries
Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are are seen in a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y., July 15, 2022. New York has issued the first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 taking a monumental …
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Study finds that marijuana and e-cigarettes can harm the heart as seriously as traditional cigarettes
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain E-cigarettes and marijuana have harmful effects on the heart similar to those caused by tobacco cigarettes, opening the door to abnormal heart rhythms, reports a team of researchers at UC San Francisco. The study is published …
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California bans flavored tobacco and other health measures on the ballot: What to know
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Beyond the avalanche of state abortion measures and national worries about inflation and the future of democracy, voters decided critical ballot measures that charted the influence of states over health care. Voters in five states weighed …
Read More »A decade after legalizing cannabis in Colorado, here’s what we’ve learned
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Ten years ago this week, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, making the state among the first two in the nation (along with Washington) to legalize the use and possession of cannabis, a.k.a. marijuana, for recreational purposes. …
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