Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Cancer Pain Treatment Using Marijuana is Safe and Effective by Sophia Vida June 02, 2022 According to a paper published last week in the journal Frontiers in Pain Research, researchers from Israel stated that cannabis could be a promising alternative to the current standard opioid pain relief offered to cancer patient...
Science related (Medical) Cannabis Users Who Undergo Endoscopies Need More Sedation by Sophia Vida May 24, 2022 According to new research, marijuana users undergoing gastric endoscopy procedures generally require more sedation than non-cannabis users. Patients who use cannabis required higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds Medical Cannabis Can Reduce Pain in Cancer Patients by Sophia Vida May 24, 2022 According to a peer-reviewed study, for most cancer patients, pain levels improved significantly, and other symptoms also decreased with cannabis use. The Technion study published earlier this month in Frontiers in Pain Researc...
Science related (Medical) Marijuana Use May Increase Heart Attack Risk Says Stanford Study by Sophia Vida May 05, 2022 A new study published in the journal Cell, has found that marijuana use increases heart attack risk. Researchers at Stanford University led a study that found a strong association between increased risk of heart attack and regu...
Science related (Medical) States are Studying Public Health Implications of High Potency Cannabis by Sophia Vida May 02, 2022 As more and more states legalize marijuana, research is being addressed on the mental health risks of high potency cannabis. States that had legalized the plant ten years ago are now studying the public health implications of a...
Science related (Medical) Study Says Medical Marijuana Does Not Help with Anxiety or Depression by Sophia Vida March 25, 2022 According to a recent study, medical marijuana fails to improve symptoms of pain, anxiety and depression and actually effectively doubles the risk of developing addictive symptoms and cannabis use disorder, otherwise known as CUD....
Science related (Medical) Research Finds that Marijuana Increases the Odds of Nonmedical Opioid Use by Sophia Vida March 22, 2022 According to research published recently in Addiction, cannabis use significantly increased the odds for nonmedical opioid use among adults with a history of substance abuse. “Our results suggest that cannabis seldom serves a...
Science related (Medical) The Negative Effects of Smoking Marijuana May Surprise You by Sophia Vida March 21, 2022 According to a study, marijuana has some negative effects on the biological process of aging. The study, which was published in the Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal has found that smoking the drug can accelerate the biologic...
Science related (Medical) AHA Releases Scientific Statement on Potential Negative Effects of Marijuana by Sophia Vida March 14, 2022 According to the American Heart Association (AHA) there may be potential negative effects of marijuana use on brain health. A statement published in Stroke revealed that the organization has issued a warning to help clinicians ...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Young Marijuana Users are at Increased Risk of Repeat Stroke by Sophia Vida February 09, 2022 According to a recent study investigating links between cannabis use and repeat strokes, young people with a history of stroke or TIA who regularly use cannabis are 50% more likely to experience a repeat stroke. According to th...
