Written by Honor Whiteman, 29 November 2016 A new study warns that marijuana use may increase susceptibility to Alzheimer’s disease, after finding the drug severely reduces blood flow in an area of the brain affected by the illness. [A man smoking marijuana]Researchers suggest marijuana use… Read More »Could marijuana use increase vulnerability to Alzheimer’s?
Written by Honor WhitemanPublished:12 November 2016 Researchers have long suggested marijuana can cause memory loss. Now, a new study provides insight on this association, revealing how cannabinoids in the drug activate receptors in the mitochondria of the brain’s memory center to cause amnesia. Researchers have… Read More »How marijuana causes memory loss
Impact of cannabis on the neurocognitive performance of Jamaican adolescentsConclusion: Findings support the fact that cannabis use impairs learning, attention and memory. These results support the need for public health policies aimed at targeting early prevention strategies, demand reduction and the identification and treatment of… Read More »Impact of cannabis on the neurocognitive performance of Jamaican adolescents
Impact of cannabis on the neurocognitive performance of Jamaican adolescentsConclusion: Findings support the fact that cannabis use impairs learning, attention and memory. These results support the need for public health policies aimed at targeting early prevention strategies, demand reduction and the identification and treatment of… Read More »Impact of cannabis on the neurocognitive performance of Jamaican adolescents
American Heart Association Meeting Report – Poster: S4054 – Session: HF.APS.P14American Heart Association NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13, 2016 — Active marijuana use may double the risk of stress cardiomyopathy, an uncommon heart muscle malfunction that can mimic heart attack symptoms, according to research presented at… Read More »Marijuana use may be linked to temporarily weakened heart muscle
Marijuana contains more than 400 chemical compounds, including over 60 cannabinoids that contribute to its psychopharmacological effects. The primary psychoactive constituent of cannabis is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Other plant cannabinoids include delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol; cannabinol; and cannabidiol (CBD); CBD is the second major psychoactive constituent of cannabis.3 The… Read More »The Cannabis-Psychosis Link – Psychiatric Times
David W. Murray, Brian Blake & John P. WaltersSummary:Thanks to advances in science, we have never known so much about the effects marijuana use has on the human body, particularly, the fragile brain. Yet, in a political era when scientific research is regularly marshalled to… Read More »Marijuana Threat Assessment, Part One: Recent Evidence for Health Risks of Marijuana Use (Hudson Institute)
By Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer | November 1, 2016 DENVER — People who use alcohol and marijuana together may be at greater risk for alcohol-related problems, such as drunken driving and poorer health, than those who use only alcohol, a new study finds. Of the… Read More »Why Some Pot Smokers Face a Higher Risk of Drinking Problems
