Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a reduction in opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events among adults receiving treatment for newly diagnosed cancers, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in JAMA Oncology. Yuhua Bao, Ph.D., from Weill …
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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 …
Read More »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 »9 Best Cannabis Strains for Sleep
Choosing cannabis strains with sedative properties is all about the plant’s genetic makeup. Indica-dominant strains will be ideal for enhancing sleep, as they are renowned for their relaxing, full-body high. Sativa-dominant strains are known for their uplifting cerebral high, and …
Read More »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 …
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. …
Read More »Conservative state policies generally associated with higher mortality
Credit: CC0 Public Domain State policies in eight different policy domains, including gun safety, labor and tobacco, are associated with U.S. working-age mortality, according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jennifer Karas …
Read More »Marijuana-dependent patients at higher risk for infection after knee or shoulder arthroscopy procedures
Marijuana-dependent patients at higher risk for infection after knee or shoulder arthroscopy. Credit: American College of Surgeons Patients who are dependent on marijuana may face higher infection rates following knee and shoulder arthroscopy—a minimally invasive surgery in which a small …
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