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Pop Quiz: Cannabis Use and its Effect on MS Symptoms

12/11/2019

The AAN recommends the use of cannabis among patients with selected neurologic disorders. Do you know whether the AAN recommends oral cannabis extract for reducing symptoms of multiple sclerosis?

12/11/2019

Research Summaries

Substance Misuse/Abuse

Data Show Drastic Increase in Cannabis Use Among Adolescents Over 20-Year Period

12/16/2022

The researchers analyzed the recent trends of substance misuse and abuse in children and young adults to establish recent patterns.

12/16/2022

Pain Medicine

Using Cannabis Increases Postoperative Pain in Patients

11/07/2022

Researchers find that presurgical cannabis use may increase patients’ postsurgical pain when compared to surgical patients who do not use cannabis. The research was presented at the Anesthesiology 2022...

11/07/2022

Cannabis Use

Legalization of Cannabis May Have Caused Decreased Use Among Young Adults

06/15/2022

The researchers assessed how the legalization of nonmedical cannabis affected the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and pain medication use in Washington state.

06/15/2022

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Cannabis Use During Adolescence and Young Adulthood: What Are the Consequences?

01/28/2021

The authors of a recent study examined how cannabis initiation in young adulthood vs adolescence impacted later consequences and life outcomes for these users in comparison with non-users.

01/28/2021

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Cannabis Use Significantly More Common in Those With Depression

12/11/2019

In order to estimate trends in the prevalence and risk perceptions of cannabis use in the US, the researchers conducted a study using data from 728,691 participants aged 12 years or older in the United...

12/11/2019

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