Cannabis
Depression, anxiety, trauma linked to cannabis use in pregnancy
Medicinal cannabis loses efficacy against insomnia with frequent use
Patients with chronic pain and insomnia who frequently used medicinal cannabis to relieve those symptoms said the substance helped them maintain their sleep in the short term, researchers reported in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. However, over longer periods of time, these same patients appeared to develop a tolerance to the drug’s sleep-inducing properties.
Physicians should counsel patients on safe use of cannabis edibles
Cases of vaping-associated lung injury continue to decline
Heavy marijuana users drive worse, even when not intoxicated
FDA, NIDA call for marijuana legislation to advance public health
Vaping-related lung injuries declining, but new issues of concern arise
New data published in The New England Journal of Medicine and Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report suggest a decline in the number of new cases of e-cigarette- or vaping-associated lung injury, also referred to as EVALI, but health officials are now concerned about readmissions after hospital discharge.