Postoperative Opioid Use Among Opioid-Naive Cannabis Users Following Single-Level Lumbar Fusions
World Neurosurg. 2023 Apr 6:S1878-8750(23)00475-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.04.001. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: As the literature grows on opioid use, the impact of simultaneous cannabis...
Assessing the Clinical Utility of Toxicology Testing in the Peripartum Period
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM. 2023 Apr 6:100963. doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.100963. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Toxicology testing is frequently used as a means of...
Perceptions and Practices of Cannabis Use Among Emergency Department Patients
J Emerg Med. 2023 Mar 21:S0736-4679(23)00049-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.02.003. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Nationally, in states where cannabis has been legalized, increases in cannabis-related...
Enhancing axonal myelination in seniors: A review exploring the potential impact cannabis has on myelination in the aged brain
Front Aging Neurosci. 2023 Mar 22;15:1119552. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1119552. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT Consumption of cannabis is on the rise as public opinion trends toward acceptance and...
Effects of cannabis regulation in Switzerland: Study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Front Psychiatry. 2023 Mar 23;14:1139325. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1139325. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cannabis is the most widely used illicit substance. Various countries have legalized cannabis for...
Tocilizumab-coated solid lipid nanoparticles loaded with cannabidiol as a novel drug delivery strategy for treating COVID-19: A review
Front Immunol. 2023 Mar 22;14:1147991. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1147991. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT Commonly used clinical strategies against coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), including the potential role of monoclonal...
Altered brain structural and functional connectivity in cannabis users
Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 10;13(1):5847. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32521-8. ABSTRACT Cannabis is one of the most used and commodified illicit substances worldwide, especially among young adults. The...
An Integrative Multiomics Framework for Identification of Therapeutic Targets in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2023 Apr 10:e2207454. doi: 10.1002/advs.202207454. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a heterogeneous disease with a poor prognosis. Therefore,...
Electronic cigarette menthol flavoring is associated with increased inhaled micro and sub-micron particles and worse lung function in combustion cigarette smokers
Respir Res. 2023 Apr 11;24(1):108. doi: 10.1186/s12931-023-02410-9. ABSTRACT Flavored electronic cigarettes (ECs) present a serious health challenge globally. Currently, it is unknown whether the addition...
GPR18 and GPR55-related Ligands Serving as Antagonists or Agonists: Current Situation, Challenges and Perspectives
Med Chem. 2023 Apr 6. doi: 10.2174/1573406419666230406095220. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT GPCR superfamily, the largest known family of membrane receptors, consists of six classes...
Involvement of the Endocannabinoid System in the Control of Pain and Obesity by Exercise in Rodents: A Systematic Review
Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2023 Apr 11. doi: 10.1089/can.2022.0291. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Studies in recent years have shown that the endocannabinoid (eCB) system is...
CannaCount: an improved metric for quantifying estimates of maximum possible cannabinoid exposure
Sci Rep. 2023 Apr 11;13(1):5869. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-32671-9. ABSTRACT Increasing numbers of individuals have access to cannabinoid-based products containing various amounts of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD),...
Use of Selective Alternative Therapies for Treatment of OCD
Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2023 Apr 5;19:721-732. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S403997. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT About 40% of the people with the obsessive-compulsive-disorder do not experience the desired outcome...
Prenatal alcohol exposure and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder independently predict greater substance use in young adulthood
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2023 Apr 11. doi: 10.1111/acer.15076. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The degree to which prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) may influence...
Gonadotropin axis and semen quality in young Swiss men after cannabis consumption: Effect of chronicity and modulation by cannabidiol
Andrology. 2023 Apr 12. doi: 10.1111/andr.13440. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While cannabis is the most widely used recreational drug in the world, the...