van Laar, Margriet W. Oomen, Pieter E. van Miltenburg, Charlotte J. A. Vercoulen, Eefje Freeman, Tom P. Hall, Wayne D.
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Frontiers in Psychiatry
The lockdown measures implemented to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2 may affect (illicit) drug consumption patterns. This rapid response study investigated changes in cannabis use in a non-probability sample of cannabis users in the Netherlands during the early lockdown period. We fielded an online cross-sectional survey 4–6 weeks after implementatio...
Hrastnik, Julija
Tradicionalna uporaba konoplje sega daleč v zgodovino, ko so ugotovili njene številne uporabne lastnosti, zato se uporablja še danes v industrijske, prehranske, kozmetične ter medicinske namene. Odkritju kemijske strukture kanabinoida ⠆9-THC ter kasneje še endokanabinoidnega sistema v 2. polovici 20. stoletja so sledile številne raziskave, ki še ve...
Hall, Wayne Leung, Janni Lynskey, Michael
This review summarizes evidence on the effects of cannabis use on the development of adolescents and young adults. It draws on epidemiological studies, neuroimaging studies, case-control studies, and twin and Mendelian randomization studies. The acute risks include psychiatric symptoms associated with the use of high THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) prod...
Palamar, Joseph J Le, Austin Acosta, Patricia
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Substance use & misuse
Background: Little is known about how COVID-19-related social distancing has affected illegal drug use. We surveyed electronic dance music (EDM) partygoers-a population known for high levels of drug use-to determine whether their drug use patterns had changed during state-mandated social distancing in New York. Methods: Individuals were recruited o...
Pérez-Acevedo, Ana Pilar Busardò, Francesco Paolo Pacifici, Roberta Mannocchi, Giulio Gottardi, Massimo Poyatos, Lourdes Papaseit, Esther Pérez-Mañá, Clara Martin, Soraya Di Trana, Annagiulia
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Pharmaceuticals
The use of cannabis flowering tops with standardized amounts of active phytocannabinoids was recently authorized in several countries to treat several painful pathological conditions. The acute pharmacological effects and disposition of Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD), their acidic precursors and THC metabolites after oil and deco...
Zekič, Jure Križman, Mitja
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Molecules
An original gas chromatographic method has been developed for simultaneous determination of major terpenes and cannabinoids in plant samples and their extracts. The main issues to be addressed were the large differences in polarity and volatility between both groups of analytes, but also the need for an exhaustive decarboxylation of cannabinoid aci...
Liébana-Presa, Cristina Martínez-Fernández, María Cristina Benítez-Andrades, José Alberto Fernández-Martínez, Elena Marqués-Sánchez, Pilar García-Rodríguez, Isaías
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Frontiers in Psychology
The disease brought about by the SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 coronavirus has had an unprecedented global impact. Confinement to control the outbreak may have mental health consequences for the most vulnerable in the population, including adolescents. This study aims to describe and analyze the relationships between the stress variables, Emotional Intellig...
Passani, Andrea Posarelli, Chiara Sframeli, Angela Tindara Perciballi, Laura Pellegrini, Marco Guidi, Gianluca Figus, Michele
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Journal of Clinical Medicine
Glaucoma is one of the principal causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. Yet, intraocular pressure (IOP) is the main modifiable risk factor for disease progression. In the never-ending challenge to develop new and effective drugs, several molecules have been tested as anti-glaucoma agents thanks to their pressure-lowering capabilities. Among th...
Langlois, Stephanie Zern, Adria Kelley, Mary E Compton, Michael T
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Early intervention in psychiatry
Premorbid substance use is widely recognized as a crucial factor in early psychosis. We explored the effects of childhood/adolescent adversity on premorbid tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis use. We hypothesized that adversity in childhood would be associated with an increased likelihood of use, and amount of intake, of tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis. ...
Hindson, Josephine Hanstock, Tanya Dunlop, Adrian Kay-Lambkin, Frances
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JMIR Formative Research
Background Tobacco use is disproportionately higher in people who smoke cannabis than in the general population, increasing the severity of dependence for cannabis use, decreasing the likelihood of successful quit attempts for both cannabis and tobacco, and increasing the risk of relapse for both substances. Opportunities to address tobacco use in ...