Nonmedical Cannabis Users 50+ Not Likely to Discuss Use With Doctor

DiNitto, Ph.D., from the University of Texas at Austin, examined health-related characteristics, cannabis use patterns, and cannabis sources for medical and nonmedical cannabis users aged 50 years and older using data from the 2018 and 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health . The researchers found that the rate of past-year cannabis use was […]

Cannabis Use Disorder Tied to Spine Surgery Complications

Concurrent diagnosis of cannabis use disorder was investigated, and comparisons were made with respect to various perioperative and postoperative complications, all-cause mortality, discharge disposition, length of stay, and hospitalization costs. The researchers identified 423,978 surgical patients, of whom 2,393 , and nonroutine discharge. …Read the full story