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Does Cannabis Legalization Increase the Risk of Driving-Related Injury?

July 1, 2024

Garrett Rossi, MD. Dr. Rossi has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Everyone knows that it is dangerous to drive while under the influence of alcohol—but what about cannabis? This study adds to a growing body of evidence that cannabis can be hazardous to safety on the road, a particularly important message to get out to patients as legalization becomes increasingly common.

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Driving Performance and Cannabis Users’ Perception of Safety: A Randomized Trial

January 30, 2023

Olaniyi Olayinka, MD.

Olaniyi Olayinka, MD. Dr. Olayinka has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Everyone knows that drinking alcohol can impair driving ability. Researchers here demonstrate that driving under the influence of cannabis can be risky as well.

A Psychosocial Intervention for Chronic Pain and SUD

May 21, 2021

David A. Moltz, MD.

David A. Moltz, MD. Dr. Moltz has disclosed no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Does marijuana use reduce pain and improve quality of life over time? This observational, uncontrolled trial suggests it might, but also identifies the need for more rigorous future studies.

Medical Marijuana for Chronic Pain: The Cart Before the Horse?

February 3, 2021

Alison Knopf

Alison Knopf Editor, Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly. Ms. Knopf has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

As more states legalize cannabis for medical or recreational use, it’s becoming more common for our patients to add medical marijuana to their medication regimen for various purported indications. In this primer, we will synthesize the debate surrounding the use of medical marijuana for a variety of syndromes, with a focus on pain.

Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain and Quality of Life

February 3, 2021

Pavan Madan, MD.

Pavan Madan, MD. Dr. Madan has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Does marijuana use reduce pain and improve quality of life over time? This observational, uncontrolled trial suggests it might, but also identifies the need for more rigorous future studies.

Cannabis and Kids

December 16, 2019

Child psychiatrists are grappling with the problem of pervasive use of marijuana in an age where legalization of use for adults has led to even greater use in teens. In this episode, Dr. Feder and Mara go over two recent interviews in The Carlat Child Psychiatry Report with Gabriella Gobbi, MD, PhD, of...

Assessing and Treating Cannabis Use Disorder

October 3, 2019

Gabriella Gobbi, MD, PhD

Gabriella Gobbi, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University; Psychiatrist and Clinical Scientist at the McGill University Health Center

Dr. Gobbi has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Child psychiatrists are grappling with the problem of pervasive use of marijuana in an age where legalization of use for adults has led to even greater use in teens. In this QA, we discuss the impact of cannabis, its interaction with depression, and the conundrum of cannabis withdrawal so that child psychiatrists can gain tools for addressing marijuana use and addiction in their outpatient practice.

Motivational Interviewing With Teens About Weed

October 3, 2019

Elizabeth D’Amico, PhD

Elizabeth D’Amico, PhD

Senior Behavioral Scientist at RAND and member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)

Dr. D’Amico has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Child psychiatrists can learn and use motivational interviewing to help teens across a range of substance use disorders. In this QA we cover the efficacy, training and implementation of outpatient motivational interviewing for marijuana and other substance use with teens.

N-acetylcysteine Not Effective for Cannabis Use Disorder in Adults

October 2, 2019

Brian Frankel, MD

Brian Frankel, MD Dr. Frankel has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC), an over-the counter supplement related to the amino acid cysteine, has been shown to have some efficacy in adolescents with cannabis use disorder (CUD). This current study explores whether NAC can be effective for CUD in adult patients as well.

Is There a Case for Cannabis in the Treatment of Pain?

August 30, 2019

Adrienne Grzenda, MD, PhD.

Adrienne Grzenda, MD, PhD. Dr. Grzenda has disclosed that she has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Many patients report that marijuana improves their pain. Their experience has a grain of truth to it, but not enough to classify cannabis as an analgesic.