Trends in intentional abuse and misuse ingestions in school-aged children and adolescents reported to US poison centers from 2000-2020
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Canadian data show that legalization of cannabis for adults has been associated with a significant increase of hospitalizations for unintentional marijuana poisoning in children, mostly
Prenatal cannabis exposure following the middle of the first trimester is associated with attention, social, and behavioral problems that persist as the affected children progress
This report from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment highlights health data and case studies regarding the concentration of THC in marijuana products
This study, from California, highlights cannabis use by pregnant people and how it seems to have increased up to 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, when
This study, based in Denmark, examines data from 1972 through 2016 and found direct associations between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and schizophrenia. The authors found
The authors report on an analysis of young adults from 01/01/2008 to 12/31/2019 from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. They found that
The authors examined the association between cannabis use and cerebral cortex development in a longitudinal, community-based study of 2223 adolescents in Europe. Results suggest that
The National Institutes of Health has recognized the need for and established a standard THC unit for research. Read the full notice at NIH.gov.
The authors examined the prevalence of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) since first drug use (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin) and prescription drug misuse
This study followed nearly 1800 adolescents and young adults from age 15 to 35. Of that group, those who began using cannabis as adolescents were
Youth with pre-existing mood disorders who also have cannabis use disorder (CUD) were found to have an increased risk of self-harm, suicide, and death by
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