Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Tobacco and cannabis use in the UK amongst young adults

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March 18th, 2019 (15:30 h. – 16:30 h.) | L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. Spain To develop the evidence base for an intervention to target tobacco and cannabis, Hannah Walsh is using the Medical Research Council’s framework for developing complex interventions. Therefore, her Ph.D. research...
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In Vivo Availability of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Levels in Patients With First-Episode Psychosis

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Source: Borgan F, Laurikainen H, Veronese M, et al. In Vivo Availability of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Levels in Patients With First-Episode Psychosis. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online July 03, 2019. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2019.1427 Key Points Question Is the cannabinoid 1 receptor altered in first...
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Genetic tools weed out misconceptions of strain reliability in Cannabis sativa: implications for a budding industry

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Source: Schwabe, A. L., & McGlaughlin, M. E. (2019). Genetic tools weed out misconceptions of strain reliability in Cannabis sativa: Implications for a budding industry. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 3. Abstract Background Unlike other plants, Cannabis sativa is excluded from regulation by the...
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Molecular neuroscience at its “high”: bibliometric analysis of the most cited papers on endocannabinoid system, cannabis and cannabinoids

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Source: Yeung, A. W. K., Tzvetkov, N. T., Arkells, N., Milella, L., Stankiewicz, A. M., Huminiecki, Ł., ... & Atanasov, A. G. (2019). Molecular neuroscience at its “high”: bibliometric analysis of the most cited papers on endocannabinoid system, cannabis and cannabinoids. Journal of Cannabis...
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Cannabis use patterns at the dawn of US cannabis reform

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Source: Kumar, N., Puljević, C., Ferris, J., Winstock, A., & Barratt, M. J. (2019). Cannabis use patterns at the dawn of US cannabis reform. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 5. Abstract In the United States (US), three in 10 cannabis users develop cannabis use disorder (CUD). Usage patterns in...
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High school student cannabis use and perceptions towards cannabis in southcentral Colorado – comparing communities that permit recreational dispensaries and communities that do not

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Source: Peters, T., & Foust, C. (2019). High school student cannabis use and perceptions towards cannabis in southcentral Colorado–comparing communities that permit recreational dispensaries and communities that do not. Journal of Cannabis Research, 1(1), 2. Abstract Currently, with the legalization...
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Vaping Cannabis among Adolescents: Prevalence and Associations with Tobacco Use from a Cross-Sectional Study in the USA

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Kowitt SD, Osman A, Meernik C, et al Vaping cannabis among adolescents: prevalence and associations with tobacco use from a cross-sectional study in the USA BMJ Open 2019;9:e028535. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028535

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Objective: Previous research suggests that some adolescents are using e-cigarette devices to vaporise (‘vaping’) cannabis in the form of hash oil, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) wax or oil, or dried cannabis buds or leaves. However, it is unclear how adolescents who vape cannabis use other tobacco products. This study examined the extent to which adolescents reported ever vaping cannabis and investigated how demographic variables and tobacco behaviours were associated with use.

Design: We used cross-sectional data from adolescents (total response rate 64.5%) who participated in the 2017...

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Vaping cannabis among adolescents: prevalence and associations with tobacco use from a cross-sectional study in the USA

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Source: Kowitt SD, Osman A, Meernik C, et al. Vaping cannabis among adolescents: prevalence and associations with tobacco use from a cross-sectional study in the USA. BMJ Open 2019;9:e028535. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028535 Abstract Objective Previous research suggests that some adolescents are...
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Are medical cannabis laws linked to less opioid overdose mortality? Results from a new study

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In 2014, a study by Bachhuber et al. showed that, in the USA, state-level medical cannabis laws were associated with lower-than-expected opioid overdose mortality rates from 1999 to 2010. A new study by Shover et al. using the same...

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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Does cannabis legalisation change healthcare utilisation? A population-based study using the healthcare cost and utilisation project in Colorado, USA

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Source: Delling FN, Vittinghoff E, Dewland TA, et al. Does cannabis legalisation change healthcare utilisation? A population-based study using the healthcare cost and utilisation project in Colorado, USA. BMJ Open 2019;9:e027432. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027432 Abstract Objective To assess the...
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Call for Evidence on Cannabis - Royal College of Psychiatrists

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About the Review

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is undertaking a review to develop a College position on:

  • cannabis use in the UK and how this relates to mental health, incorporating evidence on the biological, psychological and social effects of cannabis;
  • the use of medicinal cannabis in relation to mental illness.

About this Call for Evidence

We are asking those with expertise and personal experience of medicinal cannabis and cannabis for recreational use to contribute to its review by providing relevant evidence. Those who might wish to respond are:

  • Academics with experience...
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Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Marijuana: The Latest Research with Dr. Bertha Madras

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Harvard Medical School professor and one of the nation’s leading experts on marijuana, Dr. Bertha Madras visit Adlai E. Stevenson High School on September 13, 2016 to give a public talk. Dr. Madras, who once worked for the White House Office of Drug Control Policy, discusses “Marijuana: The Latest...
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NIDA's Dr. Nora Volkow Discusses Marijuana's Effects on the Brain, Body & Behavior

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Hear a fascinating presentation by Dr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, about the effects of marijuana use on the brain, body and behavior. Dr. Volkow's remarks were given on Feb. 4th at CADCA's 24th National Leadership Forum.
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Cannabidiol (CBD) Content in Vaporized Cannabis does not Prevent Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-induced Impairment of Driving and Cognition

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Arkell, T.R., Lintzeris, N., Kevin, R.C. et al. Psychopharmacology (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05246-8

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Background

The main psychoactive component of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can impair driving performance. Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating cannabis component, is thought to mitigate certain adverse effects of THC. It is possible then that cannabis containing equivalent CBD and THC will differentially affect driving and cognition relative to THC-dominant cannabis.

Aims

The present study investigated and compared the effects of THC-dominant and THC/CBD equivalent cannabis on simulated driving and cognitive performance.

Methods

In a randomized, double-blind...

Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez

Cannabidiol (CBD) content in vaporized cannabis does not prevent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-induced impairment of driving and cognition

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Source: Arkell, T.R., Lintzeris, N., Kevin, R.C. et al. Psychopharmacology (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-019-05246-8 Abstract Background The main psychoactive component of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can impair driving performance. Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-intoxicating...
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Combined effects of marijuana and nicotine on memory performance and hippocampal volume

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Source: Filbey, F. M., McQueeny, T., Kadamangudi, S., Bice, C., & Ketcherside, A. (2015). Combined effects of marijuana and nicotine on memory performance and hippocampal volume. Behavioural brain research, 293, 46-53. Highlights Examined drug effects of tobacco, marijuana and combined marijuana +...
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Workplace Alcohol and Other Drug Factsheets

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The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

To assist workplaces to respond to alcohol and other drug-related harm in the workplace, The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, has produced a series of factsheets about commonly used drugs and their impact on safety and well-being of individual employees, and overall safety and productivity of the workplace. 

Fact sheets cover the following topics:

  1. Alcohol and Work
  2. Cannabis and Work
  3. Amphetamine and Work
  4. Ecstasy and Work
  5. Other Illicit Drugs and Work
  6. Prescription Drugs and Work 
  7. Tobacco and Work
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Cannabis and Schizophrenia: A causal (not coincidental) association

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The evidence linking cannabis use to schizophrenia is compelling. No one who is truly open-minded and rational can dismiss the possibility that cannabis exposure causes schizophrenia (or a schizophrenia-identical persisting psychotic disorder). Cannabis use affects brain maturation and affects the...

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