Monthly Archives: February 2024

Due to the cross-sectional nature, it was not possible to ascertain the vaccination status of calves in the study with certainty, instead we relied on the in-person survey reported vaccination protocols, although respondents were asked to answer the questions with respect … Continue reading →

Self-reports by medical users in California and Canada indicate that a substantial proportion substitute marijuana for alcohol and other drugs. In 1996, California voters passed an initiative Proposition 215, which legalized marijuana use for medical purposes. Because the Proposition was implemented in … Continue reading →

For the entire experiment, 304 samples were processed for DNA extraction including 19 controls, 45 “BE” samples, 92 gill swabs, 92 skin swabs, and 56 digesta swabs .After swabbing the BE and fish mucosal sites, individual swab heads were broken … Continue reading →

In the work of Arterberry et al. , frequency of marijuana use was determined by asking participants how often they used marijuana in the last year, and responses were coded on a scale from 0 to 10 . In contrast, our … Continue reading →

The majority of respondents were cognizant of the risks of maternal marijuana use for fetuses and infants, yet sizeable proportions disagreed with or were neutral about the validity of these risks. For beliefs about marijuana use during pregnancy, the evidenced based risks … Continue reading →

The rapidly evolving environment poses considerable concerns about children’s exposure to marijuana and related marketing and creates significant challenges for pediatricians preventing, treating, and educating about marijuana-related harms among children. As stated in its most recent policy statement about marijuana commercialization, … Continue reading →

Prior research examining secondary effects of alcohol BMIs have noted a decrease in marijuana use when there was also a decrease in alcohol consumption . It could be that factors that result in students’ experiencing fewer alcohol-related consequences without changing … Continue reading →

As expected in these models, average cigarette use, marijuana use, and alcohol use frequency were all significantly associated with likelihood to smoke cigarettes on a given day . Neither sex, age, ethnicity, nor source study were significant covariates, and their … Continue reading →

It is important that consumers receive accurate information on whether or not a product is organic. The European Union prohibits the use of “organic” on any product label where less than 95% by weight of ingredients of agricultural origin are … Continue reading →

The George Washington University Committee on Human Research, Institutional Review Board determined that this study did not meet the definition of human subjects research. Table 3 presents the predicted probabilities of past-month marijuana use at each level of risk and … Continue reading →