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Abstract:Smoking cannabis daily doubles an individual’s risk of developing a psychotic disorder, yet indicators of specific vulnerability have proved largely elusive. Genetic variation is one potential risk modifier. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the AKT1 and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genes have been implicated in the interaction between cannabis,… Read More »AKT1 genotype moderates the acute psychotomimetic effects of naturalistically smoked cannabis in young cannabis smokers

Sharon S. Kelley, MS, PhD “The synthetic drug abuse crisis reflects a number of similarities to a viral pandemic. The disease has spread rapidly throughout multiple countries via the assistance of a global carrier (the internet), with the virus mutation (analogue production) occurring at a… Read More »Synthetic Drugs: A “Viral” Outbreak

Research continues to confirm that cannabis use continues to accelerate, aging, obesity and metabolic dysfunction! Read Article

“Even accounting for demographics and other factors, marijuana use adversely affected college academic outcomes, both directly and indirectly through poorer class attendance.” Arria AM, et al. Psychol Addict Behav. 2015.AbstractAlthough several studies have shown that marijuana use can adversely affect academic achievement among adolescents, less… Read More »The academic consequences of marijuana use during college.

Jose A. Cortes-BrionesJohn D. CahillPatrick D. SkosnikDaniel H. MathalonAshley WilliamsR. Andrew SewellBrian J. RoachJudith M. FordMohini RanganathanDeepak Cyril D’Souza View Article AbstractBackgroundDrugs that induce psychosis may do so by increasing the level of task-irrelevant random neural activity or neural noise. Increased levels of neural noise have… Read More »The Psychosis-like Effects of Δ9 Tetrahydrocannabinol Are Associated With Increased Cortical Noise in Healthy Humans

Yuyan Shi1*, Michela Lenzi2, Ruopeng An31 Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California,United States of America, 2 Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, University of Padova,Padua, Italy, 3 Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois… Read More »Cannabis Liberalization and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Cross-National Study in 38 Countries

Examining Linkages with Criminal Behavior and Psychopathic Features into the Mid-30s Dustin Pardini (1)Jordan Bechtold (1)Rolf Loeber (1,2)Helene White (3) 1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA2. Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA3. Center of Alcohol Studies/Department… Read More »Developmental Trajectories of Marijuana Use among Men

No ‘Sound Evidence’ to Support Use of Cannabinoids for rheumatic diseases” Diedtra Henderson November 10, 2015There is “no sound evidence” for clinicians to recommend that patients with rheumatic diseases take cannabinoid treatments, according to a review published online November 9 in Arthritis Care & Research.… Read More »No ‘Sound Evidence’ to Support….

“Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug, and its consumption constitutes a serious health concern…” Read more

AbstractDrug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder that has been characterized by (1) compulsion to seek and take the drug, (2) loss of control in limiting intake, and (3) emergence of a negative emotional state (eg, dysphoria, anxiety, irritability) reflecting a motivational withdrawal syndrome when… Read More »Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder