However, there are gaps in our understanding of risks and harms to youth. This scoping review will synthesise the literature related to youth cannabis use in Canada. We will examine the relationship between youth cannabis use and physical and mental health, and the relationship with use of other...
Cannabis use among young people and the consequences of such use on their health and their school attainment concern a number of health care providers, teachers, and parents. This study attempts to document cannabis use among youth attending adult education centers in the province of Quebec, ...
METHODS: Among 102 CHR patients, 24 (23%) endorsed cannabis use, and were queried as to reasons for use, using a scale previously administered in schizophrenia patients. We hypothesized a primary motivation for mood enhancement related to anhedonia. We evaluated the 'self-medication' hypothesis ...
BERLIN, June 24 (Xinhua) -- On the eve of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (also known as World Drug Day) on June 26, the German Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) reported a worrying increase in cannabis use among the country's young people aged ...
Canada legalized recreational cannabis use for adults on October 17, 2018 with decision-makers emphasising the need to reduce cannabis use among youth. We sought to characterise trends of youth cannabis use before and after cannabis legalization by relying on a quasi-experimental design evaluating cann...
"Cannabis use generally among young people has been stable or going down over recent years, but problems associated with it appear to be increasing. "It is possible that stronger strains of cannabis might be to blame, but it is likely to be due to a range of factors including ease of acc...
Maintaining a public health approach is critical, with a focus on reducing the high prevalence of cannabis use among youth and young adults. This involves implementing prevention strategies to minimize harms, enhancing public education, minimizing commercialization, reducing youth access to cannabis, promo...
Background School policies and programs are important in preventing Cannabis use among youth. This study uses an innovative digital citizen science approach to determine the association between Cannabis use and suicidal ideation among youth while investigating how school health policies mediate this associat...
10 Finally, cannabis use among youth is associated with worse academic performance and delinquent behavior.11,12 Past studies on adverse psychosocial associations among youth cannabis users have not differentiated risks between disordered cannabis use (those meeting criteria for Diagnostic and Statistical ...
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