Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The results of a new study, utilizing the most recent data on adolescent substance use to evaluate the effect of recreational cannabis legalization and retail sales on youth’s use of cannabis, tobacco, and alcohol, appear in …
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Germany’s legal weed sparks calls to protect young people
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Smoking weed will soon be legal for over-18s in Germany, but addiction experts are calling for more prevention efforts to ensure young people are protected from the dangers of cannabis use. Under one of the most …
Read More »Cannabis use linked to increase in heart attack and stroke risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of 430,000 adults in the U.S. found that using cannabis, most commonly through smoking, eating, or vaporizing it, was significantly associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke, even after controlling for …
Read More »Seniors who smoke weed and drive are road hazards: Study
Many studies have found that getting high on weed and then getting behind the wheel is dangerous for young drivers, and now new research finds it’s no different for seniors. In a driving-simulator experiment, seniors who were long-term marijuana smokers …
Read More »Rescheduling vs. Descheduling Cannabis
There has been a lot of discussion at the federal level regarding the rescheduling of cannabis. Currently, cannabis is a Schedule I substance and is not accepted for medicinal use by America’s federal government. However, cannabis activists in our country …
Read More »FDA review supports reclassifying marijuana as less risky drug
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration conclude in newly released documents that marijuana has less potential for abuse than other drugs with the same restrictions and it should be reclassified as a less dangerous …
Read More »Women less likely to seek substance use treatment due to stigma, logistics
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Fewer than 11% of women with a substance use disorder (SUD) received treatment in 2019 according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. New research from Penn State examined the barriers that women with …
Read More »Twin study shows legalizing recreational cannabis does not increase substance abuse
Public health experts urge US health officials to correct e-cigarette misinformation
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Leading e-cigarette researchers are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to correct misinformation overstating the dangers of e-cigarettes as part of its “Moving Forward” initiative. A group of public health experts from …
Read More »Children are ditching alcohol for marijuana, as 20-year national US study shows a 245% increase
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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