DWQA Questions › Tag: 9-9-19Filter:AllOpenResolvedClosedUnansweredSort byViewsAnswersVotesIs cannabis effective in treating forms of pediatric epilepsy, and is it superior or inferior to cannabidiol for this purpose?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity509 views0 answers0 votesLegislation is pending in California allowing parents to treat their children with cannabis on site in K-12 schools with a physician authorization. Is this wise or is it a slippery slope that opens the door to inappropriate use?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity427 views0 answers0 votesCannabis is the most commonly used illicit substance amongst people with psychosis, and continued cannabis use following the onset of psychosis is associated with poorer functional and clinical outcomes. Yet, is it true that the role of cannabis use in causing psychotic episodes has been greatly underestimated because its use is so common and still widely believed by many to be, if anything, a benign calming influence?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity433 views0 answers0 votesThe federal government’s giant database called HCUP, the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, tracks emergency room visits for psychotic symptoms. In 2006 there were about 30,000 emergency room patients with a primary diagnosis of psychosis and a secondary marijuana use disorder. Eight years later, that number had almost tripled, to nearly 90,000. Psychotic patients with a marijuana sub-diagnosis were about twice as likely to wind up hospitalized as those who didn’t have one. In how many of these patients overall was there a causal relationship between marijuana use and psychotic symptoms?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity411 views0 answers0 votesAlex Berenson, in his recent book: Tell Your Children the Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence, reported data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in 2017 showing that about 2.5 million young adults met the criteria for serious mental illness, a rise of more than 25% from the previous year and double the rate in 2008. Among adults not using cannabis, fewer than 4% met the criteria for serious mental illness, and 13% for other mental illness. In contrast, about 10% of all cannabis-using adults over 18 met the criteria for serious mental illness, and another 25% met the criteria for less severe conditions. Is the increase of problems among cannabis users due to a causal relationship between cannabis use and mental illness?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity534 views0 answers0 votesIs this doubling of the incidence of mental illness in cannabis users a fair estimate of the risk factor for using cannabis?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity458 views0 answers0 votesThere have been a number of scientific studies showing marijuana use or abuse is strongly associated with violence, and more strongly than is the case for alcohol. Is this true, and what is the explanation?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity409 views0 answers0 votesMany apparent myths have sprung up following release of the motion picture, Reefer Madness, in the early 1900s that greatly exaggerated the ability of marijuana to cause outrageous changes in behavior. To what extent has such propaganda dismissing the dangers of cannabis made people complacent about its risks, and what will be the consequences?ClosedNicola asked 4 years ago • Risk to Humanity381 views0 answers0 votes
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