Overdose, Relapse After Buprenorphine Discontinuation High
The longer patients continue with buprenorphine treatment, the lower their risk of adverse outcomes.
Substance Use
Regular Cannabis Use May Cause Adverse Cardiac Changes
Changes in left ventricular size, subclinical dysfunction reported for regular cannabis use vs rare/no use.
Cannabis Use Up, Especially Among Those With Depression
Study also shows declining perception of cannabis use-related risks.
Financial Incentive May Drive Screening, Advice for Alcohol Use
The rate of screening for alcohol use or brief advice provisions may be affected by the removal of financial incentives.
Cannabis Concentrate Use Is Common Among Teens
Investigators aimed to determine the prevalence of concentrate use and associated risk factors among adolescents who used cannabis.
US College Students’ Marijuana Use Reaches 35-Year High
43 percent of college students said they used some form of marijuana at least once in the past year.
Interest in Marijuana, Cannabinoids for Pain Rising Rapidly
Physician anesthesiologists concerned about prevalent misunderstanding about marijuana, related products.
Pediatric Cannabis Exposure Up After Medical Legalization
Cannabis exposure calls to poison control increased 140% after legalization in Massachusetts.
USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Illicit Drug Use
Evidence inadequate to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for adolescents.
Medical Marijuana Laws May Not Impact Opioid Use
No reduction seen in individual-level nonmedical prescription opioid use from 2002 to 2014.
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