When Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, one concern was that more legal stores would make cannabis easier for young people to access and encourage adolescent use. But does having more cannabis retailers ...
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Emergency department (ED) visits for use of substances, especially opioids, amphetamines and cannabis, by mothers with dependent children increased almost 5% a year, in contrast to an increase of almost 2% a year among females ...
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Two studies examining commercial tobacco use in Native American communities underscore the importance of culturally responsive prevention and a deeper understanding of how substance use fits into people's everyday lives.
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As substance use continues to be a major public health concern among adolescents, researchers from the University of California San Diego analyzed the latest data from one of the nation's largest longitudinal studies of youth ...
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For many cancer survivors, cannabis has become part of how they manage symptoms such as pain, nausea and anxiety. Medical cannabis is now legal in 47 states, Washington, D.C., and three U.S. territories, and its use continues ...
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In 2023, about 2 million adults in New York state reported consuming some form of cannabis. However, only a small portion has a full understanding of cannabis product labeling, which includes ingredients, dosages and whether ...
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When many of us think about drug overdose, we picture young people at a music festival or people dependent on street heroin. But the latest figures from the Penington Institute show older Australians are increasingly dying ...
Jun 20, 2026
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Led by Marie-Pierre Sylvestre, a professor at the School of Public Health at the Université de Montréal, the researchers drew on Quebec data from COMPASS, a pan-Canadian longitudinal study of the health behaviors of secondary ...
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Cannabis is a psychoactive drug derived from the Cannabis sativa plant. Users can smoke the dried flowers and leaves as marijuana or make them into an oil or resin.
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Using psychoactive substances for recreation, socialization or symptom self-management is common for many people living with multiple sclerosis. When used to self-manage symptoms, some psychoactive substances may provide ...
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