Cannabis Use Disorder
Cannabis use guidance from dispensary workers often lack clinician input, safety warnings
Medical cannabis dispensary workers such as budtenders, managers and pharmacists often made recommendations on cannabis use to customers based on their personal or coworkers’ experience, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.
Cannabis use disorder linked with higher complication rates after TKA
SAN DIEGO — Patients with cannabis use disorder experienced longer length of stay, higher rates of 90-day medical complications and costs of care after total knee arthroplasty vs. a comparison cohort, according to results presented here.
Sociodemographic factors impact veterans’ risk for cannabis use disorder
Vulnerable subgroups of veterans had increased risk for cannabis use disorder and nonmedical use, according to results of a survey study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.
Cigarette use linked to onset of, relapse to cannabis use disorder among adults
Cigarette use was linked to increased onset and persistence of and relapse to cannabis use disorder 3 years later among adults, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
Cannabis ‘not harmless’ given link between overuse, schizophrenia
The proportion of schizophrenia cases linked to cannabis use disorder increased three- to fourfold in the past 2 decades, according to results of a nationwide prospective cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.
Medical cannabis data remain limited, leaving physicians reluctant to prescribe it
Many physicians are reluctant to prescribe medical cannabis amid its uncertain legal status and preliminary, sometimes contradictory, clinical data on its safety and benefits.
Young adults who use cannabis have higher rates of suicidal ideation, plan and attempt
Young adults with or without depression who used cannabis had higher prevalence of suicidal ideation, plan and attempt, according to results of a survey study published in JAMA Network Open.
Teens’ physical activity declines during pandemic, substance use persists
Physical activity among teens in California declined during the COVID-19 pandemic and their substance use persisted, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
Health care professionals should 'screen for and address' prenatal cannabis use disorder
Prenatal cannabis use disorder was linked to increased risk for major adverse neonatal outcomes, according to results of a population-based, retrospective cohort study published in Addiction.
Cannabis abuse linked with increased morbidity among spine surgery patients
Cannabis abuse among spine surgery patients was associated with complications, such as thromboembolism and sepsis, and may increase length of stay, hospital charges and unfavorable discharges, according to published results.