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Newest firstAdolescent substance use can have a significant negative impact on life trajectories. Therefore, identifying factors associated with adolescent substance use is important. Previous research has identified parental religiosity as a factor associated with lower adolescent substance use. However, these studies suffered from a number of limitations and are often focussed on US samples, which limit the generalisability…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background The use of medical cannabis has been increasing significantly worldwide, including in Israel, a country characterized by substantial religious diversity. This study examines the influence of religion on physicians' and nurses' attitudes toward medical cannabis use, focusing on four primary religions in Northern Israel: Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and the Druze faith. Methods A descriptive cross-sectio…
Open article record in new tab ↗PURPOSE: To examine whether trajectories of health (depressive symptoms, psychological wellbeing, self-rated health, and body mass index) and health behaviors (smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, and cannabis use) changed for individuals who first reported at least monthly religious attendance and then in subsequent study waves reported no active religious attendance. METHODS: Data were from f…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectiveThis study aims to identify pertinent demographic characteristics that influence attitudes toward medical cannabis.MethodsSurvey respondents were recruited through social media posts, partnering with community organizations, and snowball sampling. Attitudes were measured with a modified version of the medical component of the Recreational and Medical Cannabis Attitudes Scale (MMCAS). Data were analyzed us…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundThe connection between religion/spirituality and deviance, like substance abuse, was first made by Durkheim who defined socially expected behaviors as norms. He explained that deviance is due in large part to their absence (called anomie), and concluded that spirituality lowers deviance by preserving norms and social bonds. Impairments in brain reward circuitry, as observed in Reward Deficiency Syndrome…