One factor that may influence whether youths will use illicit drugs is the extent to which youths believe these substances might cause them harm. Objective: This research examines the role of perceived risk associated with marijuana use in the relationship between perceived availability and the use ...
A whopping 34 percent of respondents who reported daily marijuana use had an increased risk of developing heart failure compared to those who never used the drug, the researchers found. "The latest research about cannabis use indicates that smoking and inhaling cannabis increases concentrations of blo...
etic risk examined. Marijuana use by youth, schizophrenia genetic risk examined.Marijuana use by youth, schizophrenia genetic risk examined.The article focuses on a study by an international team of researchers which shows a link between marijuana use and brain development in male adolescents with a...
The jury's still out on whether the use of marijuana may increase the risk of stroke. While several larger studies have found an increased risk, other studies have found no such increased risk. Adding to the debate is a new study that looked at recent marijuana use and risk of ischemic s...
The "Real" Number of Washington State Adolescents Using Marijuana, and Why: A Misclassification Analysis Background: Although causality is difficult to establish, the regular use of marijuana has been associated with many adverse physiological and sociological... SM Murphy,R Rosenman - 《Substance Us...
While many studies confirm the association between HIV, alcohol and injecting drug use by female sex workers (FSWs), little is known about their use of marijuana, khat and other substances and the association of these substances with HIV, risky sexual behaviour, and sexual violence. To better ...
Network member marijuana use, while not associated with risk behaviors, is associated with individual marijuana use and individual marijuana use in the context of sex is associated with risk practices. Targeting interventions towards individuals and their respective networks that use marijuana as a sex ...
Our street outreach project investigated the relationship between use of noninjecting drugs (alcohol, marijuana, cocaine) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) risk-related sex behaviors of black adults. The study focused on three HIV-related risks: multiple sex partners, unprotected sex, and drugs...
Results: As hypothesized, African-American youth were significantly more likely to initiate marijuana use before cigarette use. Over one-third of African Americans reported initiating marijuana before cigarettes (37.9%), compared to less than one-quarter of youth in the other ethnic groups (Caucasian...
Inmates who reported having anal sex were more likely to indicate that they felt they were better lovers while under the influences of marijuana. Those with a history of anal sex also reported being more likely to do things sexually under the influence of marijuana than they would if they ...