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Newest firstIntroductionRecreational and medical cannabis use (CU) information is often available within the electronic health record (EHR) in a format that is impractical for health care provider use. Transformation of free-text EHR documentation in notes to discrete elements is possible using natural language processing (NLP) and has the potential to characterize CU efficiently. The objective of this study was to develop an…
Open article record in new tab ↗The small (N = 102) prospective study by Bar-Sela and colleagues at Emek Medical Center in Israel) regarding diminished efficacy of immunotherapy in the setting of cannabis use would be an important discovery which could theoretically benefit the outcomes of oncology patients if verified by independent research teams, including by basic scientists. However, if this finding was spurious, clinical practice guideline…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionChronic pain is the most common qualifying condition found in states with medical cannabis (MC). We conducted a study assessing the geographic distribution of MC certifications for severe chronic or intractable pain in Pennsylvania (PA) between 2018 to 2024, identifying relationships between median household income and ethnic background with the percentage of adults with a MC certification for pain. Me…
Open article record in new tab ↗Due to the uncertainty of the health effects medical marijuana poses, states differ in their medical marijuana laws (MML). Long-term effects of marijuana are found to be like attention-deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD). With amphetamines being prescribed to treat ADHD symptoms we hypothesized that amphetamine prescriptions would increase in states implementing MML. The number of amphetamine prescriptions filled…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveUnderstanding opioid use and distribution trends by geographic area is critical in addressing the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States. This study is a county level analysis of oxycodone and hydrocodone use in Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia between 2006-2014. Materials and MethodsA retrospective analysis of oxycodone and hydrocodone distributed as collected by the Drug Enforcement Administration…
Open article record in new tab ↗Rationale First discovered in 1990, the endocannabinoid system (ECS) was initially shown to have an intimate relationship with central areas of the nervous system associated with pain, reward, and motivation. Recently, however, the ECS has been extensively implicated in the cardiovascular system with contractility, heart rate, blood pressure, and vasodilation. Emerging data demonstrate modulation of the ECS plays…
Open article record in new tab ↗There have been dynamic changes in prescription opioid use in the US but the state level policy factors contributing to these are incompletely understood. We examined the association between the legalization of recreational marijuana and prescription opioid distribution in Colorado. Utah and Maryland, two states that had not legalized recreational marijuana, were selected for comparison. Prescription data reported…
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic. A prior report using the Center for Disease Controls Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) database discovered that opioid overdoses decreased by 24.8% from 1999 to 2010 in states with medical cannabis (MC+) relative to those without (MC-). The present study evaluated any differences following MC legislation on WONDER reported…
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