Substance Use and Anxiety About Pain Among Patients Seeking Abortion Services
Abstract Objectives: To evaluate how recent opioid, marijuana, and cannabidiol use affects pre-procedure pain-related anxiety for patients seeking abortion. Methods:…
Research Article
Effectiveness of the Minder Mobile Mental Health and Substance Use Intervention for University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial
Abstract Background: University attendance represents a transition period for students that often coincides with the emergence of mental health and…
Establishment of a human organoid-based evaluation system for assessing interspecies infection risk of animal-borne coronaviruses
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic presents a major threat to global public health. Several lines of evidence have shown that the…
HemU and TonB1 contribute to hemin acquisition in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Abstract Introduction: The hemin acquisition system is composed of an outer membrane TonB-dependent transporter that internalizes hemin into the periplasm,…
In silico genome-wide analysis of homeodomain-leucine zipper transcription factors in Cannabis sativa L
Abstract HD-Zip (Homeodomain-Leucine Zipper) is a family of transcription factors unique to higher plants and plays a vital role in…
Effect of organic biostimulants on cannabis productivity and soil microbial activity under outdoor conditions
Abstract In 2019 and 2020, we investigated the individual and combined effects of two biofertilizers (manure tea and bioinoculant) and…
The Relationship Between Psychological Empowerment and Clinical Decision-Making Among Staff Nurses in Governmental Hospital in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia
Abstract Background The Saudi Arabian government has published its 2030 vision for improving health care to meet worldwide standards for…
The Concordance of Electronic Health Record Diagnoses and Substance use Self-Reports Among Reproductive Aged Women Enrolled in a Community-Based Addiction Reduction Program
Abstract Substance use disorders among reproductive aged women are a major public health issue. There is little work investigating the…
Effects of cannabidiol on psychosocial stress, situational anxiety and nausea in a virtual reality environment: a protocol for a single-centre randomised clinical trial
Abstract Introduction: The non-intoxicating plant-derived cannabinoid, cannabidiol (CBD), has demonstrated therapeutic potential in a number of clinical conditions. Most successful…
Does acute cannabidiol (CBD) use impair performance? A meta-analysis and comparison with placebo and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)
Abstract Cannabidiol (CBD) is widely used and believed to be non-intoxicating, lacking acute performance effects (e.g., non-impairing). However, a synthesis…