Marijuana Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Marijuana, including details on benefits, cancer, effects, uses, addiction.

Volume 3 (2006), Issue 12 (December)

1. Exposure to marijuana during pregnancy alters neurobehavior in the early neonatal period.
   J Pediatr, 149(6): 781-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Substance use among high-school students in southern Thailand: Trends over 3 years (2002-2004).
   Drug Alcohol Depend, 86(2): 167-74. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Stimulant use and symptoms of abuse/dependence: Epidemiology and associations with cannabis use-A twin study.
   Drug Alcohol Depend, 86(2): 147-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Age-period-cohort influences on trends in past year marijuana use in the US from the 1984, 1990, 1995 and 2000 National Alcohol Surveys.
   Drug Alcohol Depend, 86(2): 132-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Nonmedical use of prescription drugs among a longitudinal sample of dependent and problem drinkers.
   Drug Alcohol Depend, 86(2): 222-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Male-female differences in the risk of progression from first use to dependence upon cannabis, cocaine, and alcohol.
   Drug Alcohol Depend, 86(2): 191-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Reefer madness? Assessing the effects of cannabinoids with a less jaundiced eye.
   J Hepatol, 46(1): 180-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Adolescents' motivations to abuse prescription medications.
   Pediatrics, 118(6): 2472-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. A Molecular Link between the Active Component of Marijuana and Alzheimer's Disease Pathology.
   Mol Pharm, 3(6): 773-777. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Dynamics in the use of drugs.
    Health Econ, 15(12): 1283-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Religious Involvement and Its Association to Risk Behaviors among Older Youth in Foster Care.
    Am J Community Psychol, 38(3): 223-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. The effects of cumulative risks and promotive factors on urban adolescent alcohol and other drug use: a longitudinal study of resiliency.
    Am J Community Psychol, 38(3): 237-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Predictors of marijuana use in adolescents before and after licit drug use: examination of the gateway hypothesis.
    Am J Psychiatry, 163(12): 2134-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Identifying pregnant women experiencing domestic violence in an urban emergency department.
    J Interpers Violence, 22(1): 124-35. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Functional correlates of verbal memory deficits emerging during nicotine withdrawal in abstinent adolescent cannabis users.
    Biol Psychiatry, 61(1): 31-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. How substance use differs among american secondary schools.
    Prev Sci, 7(4): 409-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Respondent-driven sampling in a study of drug users in new york city: notes from the field.
    J Urban Health, 83: 54-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Do parents' marital circumstances predict young adults' DSM-IV cannabis use disorders? A prospective study.
    Addiction, 101(12): 1778-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Reducing substance use improves adolescents' school attendance.
    Addiction, 101(12): 1741-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Risk of selected birth defects with prenatal illicit drug use, Hawaii, 1986-2002.
    J Toxicol Environ Health A, 70(1): 7-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. The legal status of medical marijuana.
    Ann Pharmacother, 40(12): 2211-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Race/ethnicity, substance abuse, and mental illness among suicide victims in 13 US states: 2004 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System.
    Inj Prev, 12: ii22-ii27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Treatment response by primary drug of abuse: Does methamphetamine make a difference?
    J Subst Abuse Treat, 32(1): 89-96. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Risk factors for alcohol and marijuana use among adolescents in foster care.
    J Subst Abuse Treat, 32(1): 61-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Trauma and multi-impulsivity in the eating disorders.
    Eat Behav, 8(1): 23-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Psychostimulant users are sensitive to the stimulant properties of alcohol as indexed by alcohol-induced cardiac reactivity.
    Psychol Addict Behav, 20(4): 478-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Childhood victimization and illicit drug use in middle adulthood.
    Psychol Addict Behav, 20(4): 394-403. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Does solitary substance use increase adolescents' risk for poor psychosocial and behavioral outcomes? A 9-year longitudinal study comparing solitary and social users.
    Psychol Addict Behav, 20(4): 363-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Ecstasy and gateway drugs: initiating the use of ecstasy and other drugs.
    Ann Epidemiol, 17(1): 74-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Profiles of current disruptive behavior: association with recent drug consumption among adolescents.
    Addict Behav, 32(2): 248-64. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Is inhalant use a risk factor for heroin and injection drug use among adolescents in the United States?
    Addict Behav, 32(2): 265-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Prevalence of cocaine and marijuana use in the last trimester of adolescent pregnancy: socio-demographic, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics.
    Addict Behav, 32(2): 392-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Divalproex utility in bipolar disorder with co-occurring cocaine dependence: a pilot study.
    Addict Behav, 32(2): 410-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Does the economy affect teenage substance use?
    Health Econ, 16(1): 19-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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