Legalization, Decriminalization & Medicinal Use of Cannabis:A Scientific and Public Health Perspective 03/01/2012 |
Research, Studies, Psychosis, Glaucoma, mental health, organs, risks |
Reducing the risks of distortion in cannabis research 09/08/2019 |
But the lives of vulnerable people may be put at risk when science is distorted for corporate or ideological ends. As noted, several USstates responded to the much-hypedoriginal study of cannabis and opioid overdosesby authorizing the use of medical cannabis to treat heroin-addicted individuals. Advice that opioid users should use medical cannabis toreplace opioid agonist therapies (e.g., methadone, buprenorphine) poses significant risk because abrupt cessation of these medications dramatically increases the risks of an overdose death if users return to opioid use Research, Medical, risks, opioid |
Report finds Marijuana Use Disorders on the rise 11/23/2015 |
And yes, my friends, there are many problems associated with use of marijuana, such as the risk of addiction, risk for vehicle crashes, emergency department visits, psychiatric symptoms, poor quality of life, cognitive decline, and the use of other drugs.
Marijuana’s immediate effects include distorted perception, difficulty with thinking and problems solving, and loss of motor coordination. Marijuana use can also cause space and time distortion, delusional thinking, and even hallucinations.
Long–term use of the drug can contribute to respiratory infection, impaired memory, and exposure to cancer-causing compounds. Of major importance among youth who are heavy users of the drug is that its use is linked to increased risk for developing mental illness and poorer cognitive functioning. risks, Long-term |
Some physicians concerned about cannabis oil use 06/23/2015 |
"We've seen children that have had rather severe reactions while on medical marijuana products," said Amy Brooks-Kayal, M.D., a Colorado pediatrician who is president of the American Epilepsy Society. "We don't know if that's from the medical marijuana product or something else, because it wasn't done in a controlled setting."
Dr. Brooks-Kayal supports the clinical trials underway now across the country, and advises parents not to treat their sick children with cannabis oil until clinicial trials are complete.
"Just because a single child or person or even a few may respond well to a treatment, that doesn't mean that the majority of them will," she said. Charlotte's Web, evidence, risks |
Don't be Doped, Smoking Pot is NOT medicine. 06/23/2014 |
risks, youth |
Potential for heart attack, stroke risk seen with marijuana use 04/23/2014 |
heart, Death, Studies, risks |
AMA Reaffirms Opposition to Marijuana Legalization 11/20/2013 |
AMA, opposed, risks |
Twins Study Links Early Marijuana Use to Increased Risk of Abuse or Dependence 11/01/2003 |
youth, risks |