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Newest firstBackground/Objectives: Although therapeutic use of medicinal marijuana by patients in Poland became legal in 2017, there remains doubt among primary care physicians (PCPs) related to prescribing medicinal marijuana to their patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate the attitudes of family physicians and the systemic barriers that influence doctors' therapeutic decisions with respect to prescribing medicinal…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background As cannabis becomes more integrated into Canadian society for medical and non-medical purposes, public health efforts have aimed to enhance public awareness and knowledge of the potential risks associated with cannabis use. However, no validated or established method to measure cannabis health literacy exists, limiting the ability to evaluate the impacts of public awareness initiatives. We aimed to deve…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionThe prevalence of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa varies considerably, and the exact estimate in Ghana is unknown, with few data available from peri-urban areas. More community-based studies are required to understand the tangible burden of epilepsy in these areas and the difficulties in healthcare access. ObjectiveTo validate a household survey epilepsy-screening instrument in Shai-Osudoku and Ningo-Pr…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background On 1 January 2018 a four-year test scheme concerning use of medicinal cannabis (MC) was enacted. It has recently been extended for four more years by the Danish Parliament permitting all Danish physicians to prescribe MC to their patients. Previous studies have shown that general practitioners (GPs) have varying prescription experience, little knowledge, and mixed attitudes about MC. However, the presen…
Objectives Both positive and negative including psychotic-like cannabis intoxication effects are well-established. Yet, consequences for consumption patterns, addictive behavior or psychotic developments are poorly researched in general, in Germany not at all. Thus, objective was to develop the first German-language questionnaire operationalizing acute cannabis intoxication effects, based on the original "Cannabis…
Open article record in new tab ↗Cannabis is the most extensively abused drug, leading to multiple health burdens such as traffic accidents and psychosis. There is a global wave of legalization of recreational and medical cannabis. This study aimed to understand future healthcare workers' intention to use cannabis through extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). An online cross-sectional survey on cannabis, including validated survey tools and…
Open article record in new tab ↗Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the frontline of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response, yet there is a paucity of literature on their knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in relation to the pandemic. Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Mozambique are known locally as agentes polivalentes elementares (APEs). While technical guidance surrounding COVID-19 is available to support APEs, communic…
Background Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are a class of new psychoactive substances that have been rapidly evolving around the world throughout recent years. Many different synthetic cannabinoid analogues are on the consumer market and sold under misleading names, like "spice" or "incense." A limited number of studies have reported serious health effects associated with SC use. In this study, we compared clinical a…
Open article record in new tab ↗Alcohol and drugs of abuse consumption in young adults, including women of childbearing age, has experienced significant increase over the past two decades. The use of questionnaires as the only measure to investigate prenatal alcohol and drugs of abuse exposure underestimates the real prevalence of exposure and could mislead to wrong conclusions. Therefore, the aim of this article was to compare reported rates of…
BACKGROUND: Headache disorders, anxiety and depression - the major disorders of the brain - are highly comorbid in the western world. Whether this is so in South Asia has not been investigated, but the question is of public-health importance to countries in the region. We aimed to investigate associations, and their direction(s), between headache disorders (migraine, tension-type headache [TTH] and headache on ≥15…
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