Dec 23, 2024 06:58 PM
Association of state cannabis legalization with cannabis use disorder & cannabis poisoning
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1068875
INTRO: In this longitudinal cohort study, medical cannabis laws were associated with increased cannabis use disorder and cannabis poisoning diagnoses, and recreational cannabis laws were associated with increased cannabis poisoning in adults ages 18 to 64 with employer-sponsored health insurance. Communities with increased access to cannabis may experience increased health care use and costs due to increases in cannabis poisoning and cannabis use disorder, and new clinical and policy interventions are needed to curb these rising diagnoses... (MORE - details, no ads)
Firearm and motor vehicle pediatric deaths— intersections of age, sex, race, and ethnicity
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1068873
INTRO: In this cross-sectional study, U.S. youths ages 0 to 19 years experienced important disparities in firearm and motor vehicle crash fatality rates and increases over time when considering the intersectionality by age group, sex, race, and ethnicity. These findings suggest that a multipronged strategy focused on individual, community, and policy level approaches for specific high-risk groups for each injury mechanism is necessary to address these leading causes of death in U.S. youths... (MORE - details, no ads)
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1068875
INTRO: In this longitudinal cohort study, medical cannabis laws were associated with increased cannabis use disorder and cannabis poisoning diagnoses, and recreational cannabis laws were associated with increased cannabis poisoning in adults ages 18 to 64 with employer-sponsored health insurance. Communities with increased access to cannabis may experience increased health care use and costs due to increases in cannabis poisoning and cannabis use disorder, and new clinical and policy interventions are needed to curb these rising diagnoses... (MORE - details, no ads)
Firearm and motor vehicle pediatric deaths— intersections of age, sex, race, and ethnicity
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1068873
INTRO: In this cross-sectional study, U.S. youths ages 0 to 19 years experienced important disparities in firearm and motor vehicle crash fatality rates and increases over time when considering the intersectionality by age group, sex, race, and ethnicity. These findings suggest that a multipronged strategy focused on individual, community, and policy level approaches for specific high-risk groups for each injury mechanism is necessary to address these leading causes of death in U.S. youths... (MORE - details, no ads)
