Marijuana Use

Binge drinking, cigarette smoking and marijuana use at age 18 years were associated with increased odds of prescription drug misuse later in life, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

More than 40% of patients with breast cancer reported using cannabis to manage their treatment symptoms, yet most patients did not discuss cannabis use with a physician, according to survey results published in Cancer.

College students and peers of the same age are using marijuana at a rate not seen since the 1980s, according to an NIH-funded study.

A history of myocardial infarction was more frequently reported among young adults who recently used cannabis compared with those who did not use the substance, a cross-sectional study showed.

Women continued to excrete THC in breast milk for at least 6 weeks after abstaining from using marijuana, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

A new study highlights a link between risk for asthma and sexual identity and inhaled substance use among adolescents.

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A “revolution” in legal access to cannabis over the past 20 years has raised concerns about its overuse, researchers wrote in a review published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

A new study found that marijuana users who were hospitalized for a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation had lower odds of in-hospital mortality compared with nonusers.