Cannabis use and cannabis use disorder

JP Connor, D Stjepanović, B Le Foll, E Hoch… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is an underappreciated risk of using cannabis that affects~
10% of the 193 million cannabis users worldwide. The individual and public health burdens …

Heavy cannabis use, dependence and the brain: a clinical perspective

E Kroon, L Kuhns, E Hoch, J Cousijn - Addiction, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To summarize and evaluate our knowledge of the relationship between heavy
cannabis use, cannabis use disorder (CUD) and the brain. Methods Narrative review of …

Nabiximols as an agonist replacement therapy during cannabis withdrawal: a randomized clinical trial

DJ Allsop, J Copeland, N Lintzeris, AJ Dunlop… - JAMA …, 2014 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There are no medications approved for treating cannabis dependence or
withdrawal. The cannabis extract nabiximols (Sativex), developed as a multiple sclerosis …

Verbal learning and memory in adolescent cannabis users, alcohol users and non-users

N Solowij, KA Jones, ME Rozman, SM Davis… - …, 2011 - Springer
Rationale Long-term heavy cannabis use can result in memory impairment. Adolescent
users may be especially vulnerable to the adverse neurocognitive effects of cannabis …

Prevalence of cocaine use in Brazil: data from the II Brazilian national alcohol and drugs survey (BNADS)

RR Abdalla, CS Madruga, M Ribeiro, I Pinsky… - Addictive …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the current prevalence rates of cocaine use and dependence in a
representative sample of the Brazilian population, and to investigate possible associations …

Therapeutic effects of prolonged cannabidiol treatment on psychological symptoms and cognitive function in regular cannabis users: a pragmatic open-label clinical …

N Solowij, SJ Broyd, C Beale, JA Prick… - Cannabis and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Chronic cannabis use has been associated with impaired cognition and
elevated psychological symptoms, particularly psychotic-like experiences. While Δ9 …

The Cannabis Withdrawal Scale development: patterns and predictors of cannabis withdrawal and distress

DJ Allsop, MM Norberg, J Copeland, S Fu… - Drug and alcohol …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Rates of treatment seeking for cannabis are increasing, and relapse is
common. Management of cannabis withdrawal is an important intervention point. No …

The association between child maltreatment and health risk behaviours and conditions throughout life in the Australian Child Maltreatment Study

DM Lawrence, A Hunt, B Mathews… - Medical journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate associations between all five types of child maltreatment (emotional
abuse, neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and exposure to domestic violence) and …

Adolescent anxiety and depression: burden of disease study in 53,894 secondary school pupils in the Netherlands

L Klaufus, E Verlinden, M van der Wal, P Cuijpers… - BMC psychiatry, 2022 - Springer
Background Prevalence rates of anxiety and depression in adolescence are rising markedly
in early adolescence. It is important to quantify the non-fatal disease burden of anxiety and …

Childhood maltreatment and post-traumatic stress disorder among incarcerated young offenders

E Moore, C Gaskin, D Indig - Child abuse & neglect, 2013 - Elsevier
Young offenders have a high prevalence of mental illness and a large proportion report
experiencing a number of traumatic events during childhood, but there is little research …