Contemporary Health Issues on Marijuana

Contemporary Health Issues on Marijuana

Edited by:
Ken C. Winters
Ken C. WintersSenior Scientist, Oregon Research InstituteClose

and
Kevin A. Sabet
Kevin A. SabetAffiliated Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale UniveristyClose

Abstract

Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States; currently, 29 states either allow medical and/or recreational use of the drug. As policy shifts toward medicalization and legalization of marijuana, it is reasonable to expect that prevalence rates and resulting health consequences will increase. But overall the research field regarding marijuana’s possible negative health effects and potential as medicine is still relatively young. Use of marijuana has been linked to negative deleterious effects, but the evidence varies as a function of the age of the user, whether use is recreational or regular, and health domain. This science is stronger for some areas (e.g., mental health) than others (e.g., lung functioning). The issue that marijuana may have medicinal properties has emboldened proponents of marijuana legalization to further push for recreational liberalization of the drug. The words “medical marijuana” suggest that the whole marijuana plant is safe medicine established by rigorous research. Yet the marijuana plant consists of hundreds of components; some are not linked to any medical value and some have different effects on different disorders and ailments. The aim of this edited book is to highlight new and meaningful theory and empirical pertaining to studies on marijuana use trends, the drug’s impact on cognitive and neurological functioning, its medical effects, and treatment approaches for those with a cannabis use disorder.

Keywords: marijuana, legalization, health, medicine, policies

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Jun 2018

Print ISBN-13:: 9780190263072

Published online:: Jun 2018

DOI:: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190263072.001.0001

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Ken C. Winters, editor Senior Scientist, Oregon Research Institute

Kevin A. Sabet, editor Affiliated Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale Univeristy

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Front Matter
- Preface
- Contributors
IntroductionNicholas Chadi, Sharon Levy, Rajiv Radhakrishnan, Mohini Ranganathan, and Aaron S. B. Weiner
1 Recent Epidemiological Trends in Marijuana UseLinda B. Cottler and Chukwuemeka N. Okafor
2 International Trends in Cannabis UseJames C. Anthony, Omayma Alshaarawy, and Catalina Lopez-Quintero
3 Clinical Characteristics of Cannabis Use DisorderTammy A. Chung and Ken C. Winters
4 Effects of Adolescent Cannabis Use on Brain Structure and Function: Current Findings and Recommendations for Future ResearchRandi Melissa Schuster, Jodi Gilman, and A. Eden Evins
5 The Impact of Marijuana on Mental HealthChristine L. Miller
6 Impact of Marijuana Smoking on Lung HealthDonald P. Tashkin
7 Marijuana-Impaired Driving: A Path through the ControversiesRobert L. DuPont, Erin A. Holmes, Stephen K. Talpins, and J. Michael Walsh
8 Risk Factors for Adolescent Marijuana UseRichard F. Catalano, Elizabeth C. Speaker, Martie L. Skinner, Jennifer A. Bailey, Ge Hong, Kevin P. Haggerty, Katarina Guttmannova, and Erin N. Harrop
9 Status Update on the Treatment of Cannabis Use DisorderAlan J. Budney, Catherine Stanger, Ashley A. Knapp, and Denise D. Walker
10 What Is the Evidence of Marijuana as Medicine?Kevin A. Sabet, David Atkinson, and Shayda M. Sabet
11 Policy ImplicationsKevin A. Sabet and Ken C. Winters
End Matter
- Index

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Edited by:
Ken C. Winters
Ken C. WintersSenior Scientist, Oregon Research InstituteClose

and
Kevin A. Sabet
Kevin A. SabetAffiliated Fellow, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale UniveristyClose