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JMIR Form Res. 2021 Mar 2;5(3):e25583. doi: 10.2196/25583. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cannabis legalization has raised concern about an increased risk of cannabis-impaired driving, particularly among youth. Youth advocates and policy makers require cost-effective tools to target educational resources to promote responsible cannabis use. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this paper is threefold. Read more…

Addiction. 2021 Mar 2. doi: 10.1111/add.15465. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Reported rates of cannabis use among Canadian females are increasing. Female cannabis users progress to cannabis use disorder more rapidly than males (telescoping) and have higher rates of emotional disorder comorbidity. Addictive behaviors may change, along Read more…

N Z Med J. 2021 Feb 19;134(1530):38-47. ABSTRACT AIMS: We aimed to assess the use of and attitudes towards cannabis use (medicinal and recreational) by people with IBD in New Zealand. METHODS: People with IBD were invited to complete an anonymous online questionnaire. Participants were recruited via postal mail using Read more…

Elife. 2021 Mar 2;10:e62878. doi: 10.7554/eLife.62878. ABSTRACT Microdosing is the practice of regularly using low doses of psychedelic drugs. Anecdotal reports suggest that microdosing enhances well-being and cognition; however, such accounts are potentially biased by the placebo effect. This study used a ‘self-blinding’ citizen science initiative, where participants were given Read more…

Int Rev Neurobiol. 2021;157:195-243. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.09.003. Epub 2020 Oct 17. ABSTRACT Traumatic brain injury (TBI), most often classified as concussion, is caused by biomechanical forces to the brain resulting in short- or long-term impairment in brain function. TBI resulting from military combat, sports, violence, falls, and vehicular accidents is a Read more…

Pain Manag. 2021 Mar 2. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0096. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Tweetable abstract Cannabis use may significantly affect anesthetic, perioperative and acute pain management care; but research needs to be standardized, expanded and more inclusive. PMID:33648349 | DOI:10.2217/pmt-2020-0096 Source: ncbi 2 Partage le savoir

Int Rev Neurobiol. 2021;157:143-193. doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2020.09.007. Epub 2021 Jan 19. ABSTRACT Cannabis use is increasing among some demographics in the United States and is tightly linked to anxiety, trauma, and stress reactivity at the epidemiological and biological level. Stress-coping motives are highly cited reasons for cannabis use. However, with increased Read more…

Rev Colomb Psiquiatr. 2021 Jan-Mar;50(1):47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.rcp.2019.07.002. Epub 2020 Feb 3. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Major neurocognitive disorder (MNCD) affects millions of people worldwide. However, the pharmacological options for its management are limited, ineffective and frequently associated with severe adverse reactions. CASE REPORT: An 85-year-old man with history of multiple chronic brain Read more…

Nutr Neurosci. 2021 Mar 2:1-27. doi: 10.1080/1028415X.2021.1892253. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis plays a central role in the stress response. Plants, herbs, spices, and plant-based nutrients may influence HPA-axis activity. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate randomised controlled, human trials assessing the effects of single plants or phytonutrients Read more…

Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2021 Mar 1. doi: 10.1111/acps.13291. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Schizophrenia is highly comorbid with substance use disorders (SUD) but large epidemiological cohorts exploring the prevalence and prognostic significance of SUD are lacking. Here, we investigated the prevalence of SUD in patients with schizophrenia in Finland Read more…