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However, medical marijuana treatments are not for everyone and it may cause adverse side effects for others. Overall, the potential long-term side effects of medical marijuana are not yet fully classified. As a result, further studies must carry out to fully understand the benefits as well as adverse psychiatric and medical side effects of the ...
The Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults, commonly called the Beers List, [1] are guidelines published by the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) for healthcare professionals to help improve the safety of prescribing medications for adults 65 years and older in all except palliative settings.
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
A new study released by Health Affairs breaks down how medical marijuana has affected other medicine costs. Medicare prescription costs drop after medical marijuana legalized Skip to main content
Attitudes toward marijuana in the U.S. are changing and, with them, so is the legal landscape — and questions about how all of these changes may impact teens and young adults.While marijuana use ...
The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 [clarification needed] different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol, and 120 terpenes, [1] which allow its drug to have various psychological and physiological effects on the human body.
In 2021, 43% said they'd used marijuana in the last year, which was up 34% from five years ago and 29% compared to 10 years ago. Marijuana, hallucinogen use reach all-time high among young adults ...
Approximately 18 million adults, nearly a third of users aged 18 and older, have reported symptoms of cannabis use disorder, according to a data analysis by a Columbia University epidemiologist for The New York Times. This reflects ongoing use despite significant negative impacts, with around three million individuals classified as addicted.