Obtaining Medical Marijuana Card Led to Fast Onset, Greater, and More Severe Cases of Cannabis Use Disorder
If you’re looking to obtain a medical marijuana card to alleviate pain, anxiety, or depressive symptoms, look elsewhere as a new study published in JAMA Network Open finds that obtaining a medical marijuana card led not only to NO significant improvements in these conditions, but to fast onset, greater, and more severe cases of cannabis use disorder (CUD).
Heavy Marijuana Use During Pregnancy Associated with Poorer Medical and Psychiatric Outcomes
A study published in JAMA this week found that pregnant women in the USA who were heavy marijuana users had a much higher prevalence of poor medical and psychiatric outcomes compared to pregnant women who did not report such use. This well-designed study included data on 20,914,591 prenatal hospitalizations, of which 1.2% (249,084) involved cannabis use disorder (CUD) characterized by heavy, frequent use of the drug. In the final analysis, investigators found that women with CUD had a significantly higher prevalence of almost every medical and psychiatric outcome examined in the study including depression, anxiety, and nausea. These associations persisted [...]
Any use of marijuana is associated with higher risk of suicidality in young Americans
In a newly released study of over 280,000 young adults ages 18-35, use of marijuana was strongly associated with suicidal ideation, suicide plan, and suicide attempt. Compared to non-users, researchers found that those reporting marijuana use were 1.4 times more likely to have suicidal thoughts, 1.6 times more likely to formulate a suicide plan, and 1.4 times more likely to attempt suicide. These findings persisted even after researchers controlled for confounding factors including major depressive episode, frequency of marijuana use, and presence of cannabis use disorder. In other words, any use of marijuana was independently associated with suicidality. The relationship [...]
If you’re looking to obtain a medical marijuana card to alleviate pain, anxiety, or depressive symptoms, look elsewhere as a new study published in JAMA Network Open finds that obtaining a medical marijuana card led not only to NO significant improvements in these conditions, but to fast onset, greater, and more severe cases of cannabis use disorder (CUD).
A study published in JAMA this week found that pregnant women in the USA who were heavy [...]
In a newly released study of over 280,000 young adults ages 18-35, use of marijuana was strongly [...]
