Subst Use Misuse. 2021 Jul 27:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1954025. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: Given that cannabis is the most commonly used illicit substance in the US, continuous research on patterns of cannabis use over the life course can help to ensure progress towards improving public health and reducing health Read more…
J Cannabis Res. 2021 Jul 26;3(1):33. doi: 10.1186/s42238-021-00091-z. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Despite decreasing consumption by general populations, use of synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonists (SCRAs) persists in some marginalised groups, including those who use other substances. This article explores SCRA consumption in an Australian cannabis treatment sample, comparing those who report ever Read more…
J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Jul-Aug;34(4):811-813. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.200586. ABSTRACT Cannabis (marijuana) is an increasingly prevalent substance used in college-aged adults. Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) is 1 outcome of chronic cannabis use, which presents as cyclic intractable vomiting that can be temporarily relieved with hot baths or showers. This case Read more…
PLoS One. 2021 Jul 27;16(7):e0255232. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255232. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Photons during the dark period delay flowering in short-day plants (SDP). Red photons applied at night convert phytochromes to the active far-red absorbing form (Pfr), leading to inhibition of flowering. Far-red photons (greater than 700 nm) re-induce flowering when applied Read more…
Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2021 Jul 26. doi: 10.1089/can.2021.0060. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Introduction: Speech dysfluency, often referred to as stuttering, is a frequent speech disorder encountered in about 5% of children. Although in the majority of people affected, symptoms improve in adulthood, in some patients, stuttering persists and significantly Read more…
Addict Behav. 2021 Jul 19;123:107058. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107058. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepines are the third most commonly misused drugs in the U.S. POPULATION: There is a growing public health concern related to recent increases in benzodiazepine-related overdose deaths, emergency department visits, and treatment admissions. Although benzodiazepine misuse often Read more…
Front Neural Circuits. 2021 Jul 7;15:662349. doi: 10.3389/fncir.2021.662349. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Our sensory systems such as the olfactory and visual systems are the target of neuromodulatory regulation. This neuromodulation starts at the level of sensory receptors and extends into cortical processing. A relatively new group of neuromodulators includes cannabinoids. These Read more…
Int J Drug Policy. 2021 Jul 23;97:103367. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2021.103367. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: In the 1920s, eight of nine Canadian provinces legalized alcohol sales, ending prohibition in favor of government control. Much has been written about the rise and fall of Prohibition in North America, but there is Read more…
Front Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 7;12:643819. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.643819. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: Growing evidence implicates subjective episodic memory, the retrieval of detailed, integrated, and personally relevant past events, as a marker of cognitive vulnerability in mental disorders. Frequent and problematic cannabis use is associated with deficits in objective episodic memory (verbal Read more…
Front Psychiatry. 2021 Jul 7;12:643819. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.643819. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Background: Growing evidence implicates subjective episodic memory, the retrieval of detailed, integrated, and personally relevant past events, as a marker of cognitive vulnerability in mental disorders. Frequent and problematic cannabis use is associated with deficits in objective episodic memory (verbal Read more…