[HTML][HTML] Testing the cannabis gateway hypothesis in a national sample of Spanish adolescents

Á García-Pérez, G Aonso-Diego, S Weidberg… - Addictive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The gateway hypothesis holds that the use of legal substances (ie, tobacco and
alcohol) increases the risk of initiating in cannabis use which, in turn, increases the chances …

Cannabis use to manage opioid cravings among people who use unregulated opioids during a drug toxicity crisis

H Reddon, S Lake, ME Socias, K Hayashi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Accumulating evidence has indicated that cannabis substitution is often used
as a harm reduction strategy among people who use unregulated opioids (PWUO) and …

The association between cannabis use and risk of non-medical pain reliever misuse onset among young adults in a legal cannabis context

IC Rhew, VT Le, JJ Ramirez, CB Fleming, JR Kilmer… - Addictive Behaviors, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Little is known about the prospective relationship between cannabis use and
pain reliever misuse. This study examined associations of non-medical and medical …

A critical assessment of the abuse, dependence and associated safety risks of naturally occurring and synthetic cannabinoids

DJ Heal, J Gosden, SL Smith - Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Various countries and US States have legalized cannabis, and the use of the psychoactive1
and non-psychoactive cannabinoids is steadily increasing. In this review, we have collated …

The impact of cannabis on non-medical opioid use among individuals receiving pharmacotherapies for opioid use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

GPA Costa, JC Nunes, DL Heringer… - The American Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The relationship between cannabis use and the risk of returning to using
opioids non-medically during treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) remains unclear …

Cannabis use to manage stimulant cravings among people who use unregulated drugs

H Reddon, ME Socias, K DeBeck, K Hayashi… - Addictive Behaviors, 2024 - Elsevier
Background We sought to analyze the association between cannabis use to manage
stimulant cravings and self-reported changes in stimulant use among structurally …

Preoperative cannabis use does not increase opioid utilization following primary total hip arthroplasty in a propensity matched analysis

CB Ong, S Puri, J Lebowitz, YF Chiu… - Archives of Orthopaedic …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The recreational and medical use of cannabis is being legalized worldwide. Its use
has been linked to an increased risk of developing opioid use disorders. As opioids continue …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic influences and causal pathways shared between cannabis use disorder and other substance use traits

M Galimberti, DF Levey, JD Deak, H Zhou… - Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Cannabis use disorder (CanUD) has increased with the legalization of the use of cannabis.
Around 20% of individuals using cannabis develop CanUD, and the number of users has …

Dazed and confused: Difficulties for law enforcement during Oregon's transition to a legal marijuana market

K Henning, M Matsuda, G Stewart - Police Quarterly, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
As more states legalize recreational cannabis, questions remain about the impact of this
transition for police who continue to be responsible for enforcing laws governing illicit …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating associations between cannabis and heroin use

M Olfson - American journal of psychiatry, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Despite being illegal under US federal law, cannabis has gained widespread public
acceptance. Over half of US adults (59%) believe that cannabis should be legal for …