Marijuana Abuse - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Association of pre-onset cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco use with age at onset of prodrome and age at onset of psychosis in first-episode patients.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Several reports suggest that cannabis use is associated with an earlier age at onset of psychosis, although not all studies have operationalized cannabis use as occurring prior to onset of symptoms. This study addressed whether pre-onset ... Read more...

The importance and challenges of assessing cognition in Indigenous Australians.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper was to investigate the importance and challenges involved in conducting serial cognitive assessments among healthy Indigenous adolescents. METHOD: Cognitive assessments were conducted at fortnightly intervals for 2 ... Read more...

Substance misuse and early psychosis.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: This paper sought to review current knowledge about the relationship between substance misuse and early psychosis. METHODS: A literature search was conducted using Medline and restricting the search to articles after 1996. Additional ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Marijuana Abuse - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Association of pre-onset cannabis, alcohol, and tobacco use with age at onset of prodrome and age at onset of psychosis in first-episode patients. 29 Sep 2009
• The importance and challenges of assessing cognition in Indigenous Australians. 30 Jul 2009
• Substance misuse and early psychosis. 30 Jul 2009
• Intermittent marijuana use is associated with improved retention in naltrexone treatment for opiate-dependence. 29 Jun 2009
• HIV risk behavior in opioid dependent adults seeking detoxification treatment: an exploratory comparison of heroin and oxycodone users. 29 Jun 2009
• Assessing the impact of cannabis use on trends in diagnosed schizophrenia in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2005. 25 Jun 2009
• Predictors of resolution of aberrant drug behavior in chronic pain patients treated in a structured opioid risk management program. 9 Jun 2009
• A prospective study of cannabis use as a risk factor for non-adherence and treatment dropout in first-episode schizophrenia. 26 May 2009
• [Counselling with respect to cannabis use: strategies to avoid long-term consequences] 19 May 2009
• The association between cannabinoid receptor 1 gene (CNR1) and cannabis dependence symptoms in adolescents and young adults. 12 May 2009
• The association between early cannabis use and psychotic-like experiences in a community adolescent sample. 7 May 2009
• Cannabis use in children and adolescents with first episode psychosis: influence on psychopathology and short-term outcome (CAFEPS study). 5 May 2009
• Are adolescents who moderate their cannabis use at lower risk of later regular and dependent cannabis use? 29 Apr 2009
• [The new drug addiction behavior of the young] 29 Apr 2009
• Health consequences of illegal drug use. 29 Apr 2009
• The challenges in developing a rational cannabis policy. 29 Apr 2009
• Validity of the self-report on drug use by university students: correspondence between self-reported use and use detected in urine. 29 Apr 2009
• Heritability and a genome-wide linkage analysis of a Type II/B cluster construct for cannabis dependence in an American Indian community. 26 Apr 2009
• Alcohol, marijuana, and perceptions of influence on social and sexual behavior among African American adolescent female detainees. 25 Apr 2009
• A typology of cannabis-related problems among individuals with repeated illegal drug use in the first three decades of life: Evidence for heterogeneity and different treatment needs. 9 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Marijuana Abuse'

Definition: The excessive use of marijuana with associated psychological symptoms and impairment in social or occupational functioning.

Descriptor UI: D002189

Alternative terms: Marijuana Abuse; Abuse, Marijuana; Marihuana Abuse; Abuse, Marihuana; Hashish Abuse; Abuse, Hashish; Cannabis-Related Disorder; Cannabis Related Disorder; Disorder, Cannabis-Related; Cannabis Abuse; Abuse, Cannabis; Cannabis Dependence; Dependence, Cannabis; Marijuana Dependence; Dependence, Marijuana;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C21.739.635; F03.900.635;

Online Note: use MARIJUANA ABUSE to search CANNABIS ABUSE 1981-89

History Note: 90; was CANNABIS ABUSE 1981-89

Technical Notes: see note on CANNABIS