Pathways from Cannabis to Psychosis: A Review of the Evidence
Abstract The nature of the relationship between cannabis use (CU) and psychosis is complex and remains unclear. Researchers and clinicians…
Review Article
Cannabis Use during Adolescent Development: Susceptibility to Psychiatric Illness
Abstract Cannabis use is increasingly pervasive among adolescents today, even more common than cigarette smoking. The evolving policy surrounding the…
Elevated Norepinephrine may be a Unifying Etiological Factor in the Abuse of a Broad Range of Substances: Alcohol, Nicotine, Marijuana, Heroin, Cocaine, and Caffeine
Abstract A wide range of commonly abused drugs have effects on the noradrenergic neurotransmitter system, including alterations during acute intoxication…
Marijuana: Current Concepts†
Abstract Marijuana (cannabis) remains a controversial drug in the twenty-first century. This paper considers current research on use of Cannabis…
Modulation of the Endocannabinoid System: Vulnerability Factor and New Treatment Target for Stimulant Addiction
Abstract Cannabis is one of the most widely used illicit substance among users of stimulants such as cocaine and amphetamines.…
Management of Fibromyalgia Syndrome: Review of Evidence
Abstract Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a common chronic musculoskeletal pain disorder of unknown etiology and characterized by generalized body pain,…
Critical appraisal of the potential use of cannabinoids in cancer management
Abstract Cannabinoids have been attracting a great deal of interest as potential anticancer agents. Originally derived from the plant Cannabis…
Systematic review and comparison of pharmacologic therapies for neuropathic pain associated with spinal cord injury
Abstract Background: Management of neuropathic pain (NeP) associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) is difficult. This report presents a systematic…
Cannabinoids: Well-Suited Candidates for the Treatment of Perinatal Brain Injury
Abstract Perinatal brain injury can be induced by a number of different damaging events occurring during or shortly after birth,…
Dare to Delay? The Impacts of Adolescent Alcohol and Marijuana Use Onset on Cognition, Brain Structure, and Function
Abstract Throughout the world, drug and alcohol use has a clear adolescent onset (Degenhardt et al., ref. 2008). Alcohol continues…