by University of Bath Credit: CC0 Public Domain Research published today by psychologists at the University of Bath suggests that ‘Spice’ – which contains synthetic drugs originally designed to mimic the effects of cannabis—is more harmful than cannabis and that users are likely to experience more severe withdrawal symptoms when attempting to quit. Over two thirds (67%)...
By Megan Marples, CNN Smoking cannabis can significantly increase your risk of a heart attack, research finds. (CNN)Whether you smoke it, vape it or eat it as an edible, cannabis may be significantly increasing your risk of a heart attack.Adults under 45 years old who consumed cannabis within the last 30 days, suffered from nearly...
by University of Bristol Estimate proportion of children with each birth outcome by frequency of parent substance use in 1030 children born to 665 parents In the VIHCS study (imputed data). Credit: DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-95460-2 Teenagers who use cannabis frequently may be more likely to have children born preterm, when they become parents up to twenty years...
by University of Otago Credit: CC0 Public Domain Some women desperate for relief from the chronic pain of endometriosis have found using cannabis provides more effective relief from their symptoms than other over-the-counter or prescribed medication, a new study reveals. Of the 213 women surveyed who had ever used cannabis—either prescribed or illicit—for their endometriosis symptoms, 170...
by American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new discovery by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center shows that medical cannabis may reduce blood pressure in older adults. The study, published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, is the first of its kind to...
UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE (CRCHUM) Montreal, January 27, 2021 – Taking cannabidiol, a chemical in the cannabis sativa plant, isn’t an effective way to reduce your dependence on cocaine, researchers at the CHUM Research Centre find. In North America, close to 5.5 million people use cocaine regularly, and nearly one in five becomes addicted, developing cocaine use disorder, for...
by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Professor Mary Cannon, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Youth Mental Health, RCSI. Credit: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences A study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience a decline in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) over time. The findings of the research provide further...
by University of Queensland Credit: CC0 Public Domain Regular cannabis use has harmful effects regardless of the age a person starts using, a University of Queensland-led study has found. The study examined people who began regular cannabis use in high school or in their early 20s, and compared both with non-users. Lead author Dr. Gary Chan from UQ’s...
MICHIGAN MEDICINE – UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IMAGE: AN ILLUSTRATION OF WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS RELATED TO CANNABIS USE CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN More than half of people who use medical marijuana products to ease pain also experience clusters of multiple withdrawal symptoms when they’re between uses, a new study finds. And about 10% of the patients taking...
by Washington State University People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a Washington State University study. The researchers analyzed data inputted into the Strainprint app by people who self-identified as having OCD, a condition characterized by intrusive,...
