A group of community advisors with expertise in prenatal care, preterm birth prevention, substance use disorder treatment, and community-informed research helped refine our interview guide, plan and conduct recruitment outreach, and interpret results. Study participants were eligible if they were currently pregnant or had been pregnant within the last year; had used cannabis regularly in…
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Interestingly, this study found those who were male and White had the highest percentages of having a COVID-19 diagnosis. Notably, the literature indicates the highest prevalence of EVALI cases are among those who are male and White . Although this diagnosis was not assessed in this study, future work should examine the associations of e-cigarette…
Higher in-home cannabis than tobacco smoking could be a result of the relatively lower perceived risk of cannabis smoke
Differences of in-home smoking prevalence among the four tobacco-use and cannabis-use groups were assessed using predicted probabilities from mixed effects logistic regression models. All models were adjusted for age and sex with country of origin as a random effect to account for variation in sample sizes of each country and to address the possibility of…
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The second factor, “Persistence,” is comprised of Omax, Pmax, breakpoint, and elasticity, and reflects the individual’s sensitivity to increasing cost . This factor structure aligns with research demonstrating a similar structure for alcohol and tobacco purchase tasks . Responses on hypothetical purchase tasks have been shown to be an accurate reflection of demand for the…
These non-emotional control processes are also implicated in cannabis use
In turn, while some teams have observed otherwise , cannabis use, particularly in hazardous ways, may negatively influence the neurodevelopmental trajectory, placing youth at greater risk for sustained patterns of cannabis use and related health consequences as they transition into adulthood.Understanding this multifi nality will require designs accounting for within-person and contextual differences among youth.…
Such cognitive differentiation is also critical to understanding the developmental neuroscience underlying cannabis use and abuse
Understanding this multifinality will require designs accounting for within-person and contextual differences among youth. Recent youth cannabis studies, including the 2017 National Academies of Science cannabis report, also reflect negative neurocognitive and health sequelae associated with cannabis use during this developmental window.The risk for negative health sequalae is higher when use is initiated in adolescence…
It can also be extended to safety–critical fields other than driving, such as piloting aircrafts or operating heavy machinery
Situational awareness , is important for recognizing scenario elements that, while not an immediate threat, may pose a hazard in the short term such as animals or turning vehicles in the periphery. As a working example we have developed a simulated driving scenario that reflects the considerations and resulting features discussed above for use in…
Future research should continue to examine the rates of home cultivation by province and retail structure over the years
Analyses were conducted using survey procedures in SAS . In 2020, Nova Scotia reported the highest percentage of respondents that grew cannabis plants , whereas Manitoba reported the lowest . Provinces with public retail structure, i.e., a government-run retail structure, reported the highest and lowest percentages of home cultivation, whereas provinces with private and hybrid…
Except for total dry cannabis used, differences between the CEA and TLFB were non-significant
A self-report measure that can be completed more quickly may be more desirable when a participant is completing a host of other measures as well. In sum, measurement of cannabis use has generally not kept pace with shifts in patterns and modes of engagement and measures that do capture the diversity of ways in which…
The phylum Proteo bacteria were decreased in cannabis smokers compared with those of non-smoking controls
The effects of cannabis on human health have been extensively studied, and public acceptance of cannabis for medicinal and recreational use grows worldwide.However, numerous studies in both humans and animals have demonstrated that cannabis use impairs neural functioning in a variety of cognitive and performance tasks, such as memory, learning, attention, perception, and motor coordination…