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Association Between the Use of Cannabis and Physical Violence in Youths: A Meta-Analytical Investigation

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Association Between the Use of Cannabis and Physical Violence in Youths: A Meta-Analytical Investigation [1]
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Monday, June 1, 2020

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  • meta-analysis [2]
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After screening 11,348 potential studies....These results demonstrate a moderate association between cannabis use and physical violence, which remained significant regardless of study design and adjustment for confounding factors (i.e., socioeconomic factors, other substance use). Cannabis use in this population is a risk factor for violence.

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[1] https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2020.19101008
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