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Acute Mental Health Symptoms in Adolescent Marijuana Users

Year: 2018

Type: article

Abstract: Marijuana use is associated with acute psychotic symptoms, 1 but the prevalence of these symptoms in youth is not known, to our knowledge.We surveyed adolescents presenting for routine medical care to assess whether they had experienced acute psychotic symptoms during or right after marijuana use.a Odds ratio (95% CI) logistic regression adjusts for age (continuous), sex, and race/ethnicity.jamapediatrics.com

Source: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.3811

Authors: Sharon Levy, Elissa R. Weitzman

Institutions: Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard University

Language: English

Topic: Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Subfield: Pharmacology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation