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This study found that parents’ use of marijuana during adolescence, regardless of whether it continued into adulthood, were more likely to have children who used
The authors report on alcohol and cannabis consumption among 14-18 year old adolescents in Ontario, Canada three weeks before and three weeks after the emergency
“To our knowledge, this study provides the first general population evidence suggesting that the use of high-potency cannabis is associated with mental health and addiction.”
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) issued a Request for Information (RFI) from the research community and any other interested parties regarding the establishment
This study followed 2685 adolescents with no history of heavy cannabis use. This study shows that with persistent use, cannabis was used in increasing concentrate
Medical cannabis has been put forward as a solution to the US opioid overdose crisis since Bachhuber et al. [M. A. Bachhuber, B. Saloner, C.
While this study isn’t youth-specific (it included individuals age 18-64), the findings are still applicable as they show an association of daily use of high
This compilation of 11 studies and 23,317 preadolescents and adolescents under age 18 showed that cannabis use was associated with the development of depression or
Cannabis-induced psychosis (CIP) has the highest conversion rate to schizophrenia of any substance-induced psychosis (ie opioids, amphetamines). A large register-based cohort study from Denmark found over 40% of patients who experienced CIP were diagnosed with schizophrenia within the 20 year study period, half converted within 3 years. Patients aged 16-25 had the highest risk for conversion to schizophrenia.
The authors of this study investigated the association between the degree of cannabis consumption and psychosis. Higher levels of cannabis use were associated with increased
The authors obtained data from 410 patients with first-episode psychosis and 370 population controls in south London between May 1,2005 and May 31, 2011. The
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