Category Archives: Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

Moreover, many of those who participated in this survey reported being on treatment including methadone, and given high rates of relapse of substance use among those in treatment this suggests many in our survey were at high risk of substance use. … Continue reading →

Findings on white matter micro-structure provide further evidence of different neuromaturational trajectories for boys and girls. In a whole-brain voxel wise DTI study of 106 children and adolescents 5–18 years of age, males had higher FA in bilateral frontal white matter … Continue reading →

They even describe these methods to be responsible for externalization of the cannabinoid receptor in T cells. A phenomenon that we have never seen before. Previous studies have demonstrated that intracellular CB1 receptors located in lysosomes and mitochondria are able … Continue reading →

One approach to do this would be to disseminate tailored messages through adolescent peer networks to modify norms favoring the concurrent use of these substances, and therefore alter peer influences condoning the use of one of these substances or the … Continue reading →

Our research team conducted 100 interviews of youth aged 18 to 24 between May 2017 and April 2018, with written informed consent obtained before each interview. Our survey questionnaire was composed of the Government Performance and Results Act survey for adolescents, … Continue reading →

Dual use of conventional and e-cigarettes is also common in adolescents , raising the possibility that some adolescents may use e-cigarettes to substitute for conventional cigarettes in situations where smoking is restricted. Indeed, school bathrooms and staircases are among the … Continue reading →

Reported heavy workloads and a lack of dedicated time to integrate naloxone screening into the pharmacy workflow was cited by 6 of 8 respondents as making it difficult to prioritize furnishing naloxone. One respondent noted, “It’s really time. We don’t … Continue reading →

Pain is a protective evolutionary function that involves “unpleasant sensory and emotional experiences associated with, or resembling that associated with, actual or potential tissue damage” . Acute pain is an adaptive and essential survival behavior. Chronic pain is a pathological … Continue reading →

Furthermore, a significant relationship was found between GCS scores, sex, blood alcohol levels, and a history of substance abuse at the time of presentation in the ED. Older participants were found to have higher GCS scores, indicating a less serious … Continue reading →

A recent study by Arabian et al. revealed the presence of inaccuracy and variability between hospitals, specifically in the areas of data coding and injury severity scoring. Additionally, the type of registry software a hospital utilizes can report injury severity scores … Continue reading →