Int J Drug Policy. 2015 Jan;26(1):20-9. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2014.09.005. Epub 2014 Sep 17. Cannabis for therapeutic purposes and public health and safety: a systematic and critical review. Sznitman SR1, Zolotov Y2. Author information 1 School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Eshkol Tower, Room 705, Mt. Carmel, 3190501 Haifa, Israel. Electronic address: sznitman@research.haifa.ac.il. 2 School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Eshkol Tower, Room 705, Mt. Carmel, 3190501 Haifa, Israel. Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes (CTP) has recently become legal in many places. These policy and legal modifications may be related to changes in cannabis perceptions, availability and use and in the way [...]
Lire la suiteMedical Consequences of Cannabis Use Jag H. Khalsa, MS, PhD and Ruben Baler, PhD National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Janvier 2019 Disclaimer: The opinions in this paper are of authors and do not reflect the position of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health. Abstract Consumed by an estimated 2.5% of the world’s population, cannabis is the most popular illicit drug. Depending on age of onset, frequency, duration, and other variables, cannabis use can be associated with a broad spectrum of medical consequences, the range of which mirrors the physiological ubiquity and versatility of the endocannabinoid [...]
Lire la suiteMedical cannabis and mental health : A guided systematic review. Walsh Z1, Gonzalez R2, Crosby K3, S Thiessen M3, Carroll C3, Bonn-Miller MO4. Clin Psychol Rev., 2017 Feb, 51, 15-29. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.10.002. Abstract This review considers the potential influences of the use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes (CTP) on areas of interest to mental health professionals, with foci on adult psychopathology and assessment. We identified 31 articles relating to the use of CTP and mental health, and 29 review articles on cannabis use and mental health that did not focus on use for therapeutic purposes. Results reflect the prominence of mental [...]
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