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A limited medical cannabis law was passed in 2013, allowing for the use of low-THC (below 0.2%) derivatives of the plant only.While the medical cannabis of any kind will not and cannot be prescribed by doctors in Romania, the Romanian Government has made it clear that cannabis of any potency will be accepted only if doctors from the EU prescribed it.
Cannabis use disorder (CUD), also known as cannabis addiction or marijuana addiction, is a psychiatric disorder defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and ICD-10 as the continued use of cannabis despite clinically significant impairment. [2] [3]
Of these, 35 million had a substance use disorder. [17] An additional 237 million men and 46 million women have alcohol use disorder as of 2016. [18] In 2017, substance use disorders from illicit substances directly resulted in 585,000 deaths. [17] Direct deaths from drug use, other than alcohol, have increased over 60 percent from 2000 to 2015 ...
High use of cannabis has been associated with coping motives in medicinal cannabis users with PTSD symptoms. [2] In a longitudinal study of American female twins, trauma and psychological symptoms were significant predictors for cannabis initiation and cannabis use disorder (CUD).
Cannabis use disorder is defined in the fifth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as a condition requiring treatment. [107] Several drugs have been investigated in an attempt to ameliorate the symptoms of stopping cannabis use. Such drugs include bupropion, divalproex, nefazodone, lofexidine, and dronabinol.
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Substance use, also known as drug use, is a patterned use of a substance (drug) in which the user consumes the substance in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others. The drugs used are often associated with levels of substance intoxication that alter judgment, perception, attention and physical control, not related with ...
A 2021 study found cannabis use disorder rose from 17.7% before marijuana was legalized in Canada to 24.3% after legalization. “As cannabis becomes increasingly legal and available, it’s ...