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What has research over the past two decades revealed about the adverse health effects of recreational cannabis use?

Addiction · 2014 · Vol. 110(1) · pp. 19–35

Wayne Hall✉(UNSW Sydney)

Abstract

The epidemiological literature in the past 20 years shows that cannabis use increases the risk of accidents and can produce dependence, and that there are consistent associations between regular cannabis use and poor psychosocial outcomes and mental health in adulthood.

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Homelessness and Social Issues Prenatal Substance Exposure EffectsCannabisMedicinePsychosocialEffects of cannabisPsychiatryCannabis DependenceConfoundingEpidemiologyYoung adultEnvironmental health

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Drug-InducedAccidents, TrafficAutomobile DrivingBrain DiseasesMarijuana AbuseCardiovascular DiseasesCognition DisordersEducational StatusFemaleHumansMarijuana SmokingNeoplasmsPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsPsychoses, Substance-Induced

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