Tag: Marijuana

For young adults, high-intensity drinking, hallucinogens reached historically high prevalence; cigarette smoking, alcohol at historic lows

No significantly increased risk of respiratory-related emergency department use or hospitalization for cannabis users versus controls

Percent of patients with conditions that had substantial or conclusive evidence of therapeutic value decreased from 2016 to 2020

PM₂.₅ level increases with smoking in the home, decays gradually after smoking stops, and remains elevated indoors 12 hours later

Exposure linked to higher fat mass, fat-free mass, adiposity, and fasting glucose; no link seen with BMI, BMI z-score

Increased frequency, severity of ED visits for cannabis exposure in children tied to legalization of commercial cannabis edibles in Ontario

Independent association seen for cannabis use with DCI in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage

Proportion of teens in grades 8, 10, and 12 reporting alcohol, marijuana use decreased significantly

Reasons reported for cannabis use similar for prepregnancy and lactation periods with emphasis on symptom management during pregnancy

86 percent reduction seen in seizure frequency for children with intractable epilepsy, with no significant adverse events