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 5 (2008), Issue 3 (March)

1. Roadside oral fluid testing: comparison of the results of drugwipe 5 and drugwipe benzodiazepines on-site tests with laboratory confirmation results of oral fluid and whole blood.
   Forensic Sci Int, 175(2): 140-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Effect of illicit recreational drugs upon sleep: Cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana.
   Sleep Med Rev. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Cannabis withdrawal is common among treatment-seeking adolescents with cannabis dependence and major depression, and is associated with rapid relapse to dependence.
   Addict Behav. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Cannabis use and cancer of the head and neck: case-control study.
   Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 138(3): 374-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Lunchtime Practices and Problem Behaviors Among Multiethnic Urban Youth.
   Health Educ Behav. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Lukumbat marawana: a changing pattern of drug use by youth in a remote Aboriginal community.
   Aust J Rural Health, 16(2): 75-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Cannabinoid modulation of amygdala reactivity to social signals of threat in humans.
   J Neurosci, 28(10): 2313-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Misperceptions of non-medical prescription drug use: a web survey of college students.
   Addict Behav, 33(5): 713-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Environmental factors as disease accelerators during chronic hepatitis C.
   J Hepatol, 48(4): 657-665. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Older versus younger treatment-seeking smokers: Differences in smoking behavior, drug and alcohol use, and psychosocial and physical functioning.
    Nicotine Tob Res, 10(3): 463-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of polyketide synthase-1 (PKS-1) from Cannabis sativa.
    Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun, 64: 217-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Contradictory cognitive capacities among substance-abusing patients with schizophrenia: A meta-analysis.
    Schizophr Res, 100(1): 242-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Regulation of male fertility by the endocannabinoid system.
    Mol Cell Endocrinol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. The effect of cannabis on the brain: can it cause brain anomalies that lead to increased risk for schizophrenia?
    Curr Opin Psychiatry, 21(2): 140-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Disposition of Delta(9) tetrahydrocannabinol in CF1 mice deficient in mdr1a P-glycoprotein.
    Addict Biol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Using full matching to estimate causal effects in nonexperimental studies: examining the relationship between adolescent marijuana use and adult outcomes.
    Dev Psychol, 44(2): 395-406. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Psychophysiological responses to drug-associated stimuli in chronic heavy cannabis use.
    Eur J Neurosci, 27(4): 976-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. SAM survey on "drugs and fatal accidents": search of substances consumed and comparison between drivers involved under the influence of alcohol or cannabis.
    Traffic Inj Prev, 9(1): 11-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of a multi-component alcohol use preventive intervention for urban youth: project northland Chicago.
    Addiction, 103(4): 606-18. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Cannabinoids inhibit glioma cell invasion by down-regulating matrix metalloproteinase-2 expression.
    Cancer Res, 68(6): 1945-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Coping skills training and contingency management treatments for marijuana dependence: exploring mechanisms of behavior change.
    Addiction, 103(4): 638-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. How much can you drink before driving? The influence of riding with impaired adults and peers on the driving behaviors of urban and rural youth.
    Addiction, 103(4): 629-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Factors associated with hepatitis C viremia in a large cohort of HIV-infected and -uninfected women.
    J Clin Virol, 41(4): 255-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Rapid assessment of drug-related HIV risk among men who have sex with men in three South African cities.
    Drug Alcohol Depend, 95(1): 45-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Cannabis use and adult ADHD symptoms.
    Drug Alcohol Depend, 95(1): 90-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Impulsivity in Hong Kong-Chinese club-drug users.
    Drug Alcohol Depend, 95(1): 81-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Isolation and characterization of new cannabis constituents from a high potency variety.
    Planta Med, 74(3): 267-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Transitions to regular smoking and to nicotine dependence in women using cannabis.
    Drug Alcohol Depend, 95(1): 107-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Direct analysis of illicit drugs by desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization.
    Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom, 22(7): 979-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Comparison of cannabis and tobacco withdrawal: Severity and contribution to relapse.
    J Subst Abuse Treat. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy in cannabis withdrawal and dependence.
    Expert Rev Neurother, 8(3): 479-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Pharmacotherapeutic targeting of the endocannabinoid signaling system: Drugs for obesity and the metabolic syndrome.
    Physiol Behav, 93(4): 671-86. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Bidirectional cannabinoid modulation of social behavior in adolescent rats.
    Psychopharmacology (Berl), 197(2): 217-27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Effects of THC and lofexidine in a human laboratory model of marijuana withdrawal and relapse.
    Psychopharmacology (Berl), 197(1): 157-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Distinct risk factor profiles for human papillomavirus type 16-positive and human papillomavirus type 16-negative head and neck cancers.
    J Natl Cancer Inst, 100(6): 407-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Sexuality, Substance Use, and Susceptibility to Victimization: Risk for Rape and Sexual Coercion in a Prospective Study of College Women.
    J Interpers Violence. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Historical Change in the Link between Adolescent Deviance Proneness and Marijuana Use, 1979-2004.
    Prev Sci, 9(1): 4-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol accumulation, metabolism and cell-type-specific adverse effects in aggregating brain cell cultures.
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 228(1): 8-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Highly active antiretroviral therapy use and HIV transmission risk behaviors among individuals who are HIV infected and were recently released from jail.
    Am J Public Health, 98(4): 661-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Distinct patterns of DeltaFosB induction in brain by drugs of abuse.
    Synapse, 62(5): 358-69. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Methylphenidate DAT binding in adolescents with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder comorbid with Substance Use Disorder--a single photon emission computed tomography with [Tc(99m)]TRODAT-1 study.
    Neuroimage, 40(3): 1195-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Long lasting consequences of cannabis exposure in adolescence.
    Mol Cell Endocrinol. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Deficits in learning and memory: parahippocampal hyperactivity and frontocortical hypoactivity in cannabis users.
    Neuroimage, 40(3): 1328-39. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Cannabis policies and user practices: Market separation, price, potency, and accessibility in Amsterdam and San Francisco.
    Int J Drug Policy. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Toxicology and circumstances of death of homicide victims in new South wales, australia 1996-2005.
    J Forensic Sci, 53(2): 447-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Alarming prevalence of fetal alcohol exposure in a Mediterranean city.
    Ther Drug Monit, 30(2): 249-54. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Chemical abuse in the elderly: evidence from hair analysis.
    Ther Drug Monit, 30(2): 207-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Current developments in drug testing in oral fluid.
    Ther Drug Monit, 30(2): 196-202. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Alcohol, cannabis, and methamphetamine use and other risk behaviours among Black and Coloured South African women: a small randomized trial in the Western Cape.
    Int J Drug Policy, 19(2): 130-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. Outreach-based drug treatment for sex trading women: The Cal-Pep risk-reduction demonstration project.
    Int J Drug Policy. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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