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A Gender- and Age-Based Analysis of Cannabis Use for Pain and Mental Health in a Large Canadian Naturalistic Sample
A Gender- and Age-Based Analysis of Cannabis Use for Pain and Mental Health in a Large Canadian Naturalistic Sample Frey, B., Minuzzi, L., MacKillop, J, Pallester, P., & Kuhathasan, N. This study examined cannabis use for the management of pain (n = 1246) and mental health (n = 1307) cond…
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Addressing potential negative impacts from cannabis legalization: Clinical utility of a brief self-directed intervention for cannabis misuse
Addressing potential negative impacts from cannabis legalization: Clinical utility of a brief self-directed intervention for cannabis misuse Hodgins, D. C., Schluter, M. G., Stea, J. N., & Kilborn, M. L. This study tested the effectiveness of a self-help intervention for people with probl…
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Public health outcomes of cannabis supply sources: Examining the evidence among Quebec cannabis consumers
Public health outcomes of cannabis supply sources: Examining the evidence among Quebec cannabis consumers Jutras-Aswad, D., Conus, F., Kaur, N., Larney, S., Drouin, S., Rizkallah, É., Djignefa Djade, C. This study examined the vulnerability profile of cannabis users in Quebec, based on where …
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Changes in substance use and mental health in two hospital-based addiction treatment programs over the course of recreational cannabis legalization in Canada
Changes in substance use and mental health in two hospital-based addiction treatment programs over the course of recreational cannabis legalization in Canada Costello, J., MacKillop, J., Cooper, A., Sousa, S., Brasch, J., & Chorny, Y. This study looked at how legalizing non-medical cannab…
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An Examination of the Sex-Specific Psychophysiological Markers of Risk for Physical and Mental Health Problems Across Modes of Cannabis Use
An Examination of the Sex-Specific Psychophysiological Markers of Risk for Physical and Mental Health Problems Across Modes of Cannabis Use Thompson, K., Watt, M., Goldstein, A., Asbridge, M., DeWolf, D., Cooper, S., Macdonald-Spracklin, R., & Frank, D. This study aimed to identify health…
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The Impact of Accurate Knowledge about Vaping and Public Health Initiatives on Cannabis Use Habits of Emerging Adults
The Impact of Accurate Knowledge about Vaping and Public Health Initiatives on Cannabis Use Habits of Emerging Adults Yakovenko, I., Stewart, S., Crocker, C., Tibbo, P., & Al-Hamdani, M. This study aimed to assess, among emerging adults, accuracy of knowledge about cannabis vaping, the ef…
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Cannabis and Polysubstance Use
Cannabis and Polysubstance Use Schütz, C. The aim of CAPU project was to understand the role of cannabis use on mental health and substance disorders. CAPU had three complementary objectives, with a project to match each of the following objectives. Aim 1: To summarize existing knowledge o…