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The medical use of marijuana is surrounded by a cloud of social, political, and religious controversy, which obscures the facts that should be considered in the debate. This book summarizes what we know about marijuana from evidence-based medicine – the harm it may do and the relief it may bring to patients. The book helps the reader understand not only what science has to say about medical marijuana but also the logic behind the scientific conclusions. “Marijuana and Medicine” addresses the science base and the therapeutic effects of marijuana use for medical conditions such as glaucoma and multiple sclerosis. It covers marijuana’s mechanism of action, acute and chronic effects on health and behavior, potential adverse effects, efficacy of different delivery systems, analysis of the data about marijuana as a gateway drug, and the prospects for developing cannabinoid drugs. The book evaluates how well marijuana meets accepted standards for medicine and considers the conclusions of other blue-ribbon panels. Full of useful facts, this volume will be important to anyone interested in informed debate about the medical use of marijuana: advocates and opponents as well as policymakers, regulators, and health care providers.

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This digital document is an article from Journal of School Health, published by American School Health Association on December 1, 1995. The length of the article is 4280 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: This study analyzed the association between physical activity level and cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and marijuana use among a selected group of public high school students from South Carolina (N = 4,800). The 1993 CDC Youth Risk Behavior Survey was used to collect self-report information on physical activity, substance use, and other risk-taking behaviors. Multiple logistic regression analysis for weighted data (SUDAAN) was used for data analysis. Adjusted analysis showed significant associations (p [less than] .05) among White males for use of cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, and marijuana, where higher levels of physical activity were inversely associated to use of these substances. Results from the study substantiate the importance of physical activity for adolescents, and demonstrate the need for future research to clarify the causal relationship between physical activity and substance use behaviors. (J Sch Health. 1995;65(10):438-442)

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Title: Relationship between physical activity level and cigarette, smokeless tobacco, and marijuana use among public high school adolescents.
Author: Scott D. Winnail
Publication: Journal of School Health (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1995
Publisher: American School Health Association
Volume: v65 Issue: n10 Page: p438(5)

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Studies on Alcohol, published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. on November 1, 2003. The length of the article is 5206 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the author: Objective: Past research has not fully explained why black youth are less likely than white youth to use alcohol and other substances. One plausible yet underexamined explanation is the “religion hypothesis,” which posits that black youth are more likely than white youth to abstain because they are more religious than white youth. The present study tested this hypothesis empirically. Method: The study examined data from large, nationally representative samples of white and black 10th graders from the Monitoring the Future project. Results: Relative to white students, black students are more likely to abstain from alcohol cigarettes and marijuana and are more highly religious. Consistent with the “religiosity hypothesis,” race differences in abstinence are substantially reduced when race differences in religiosity are controlled. Unexpectedly, however, highly religious white youth are more likely than highly religious black youth to abstain from alcohol and marijuana use. Conclusions: Although religion is an important protective factor against alcohol and other substance use for both white and black adolescents, it appears to impact white youth at an individual level, whereas for black youth the influence of religion seems greatest at the group level. Future research should seek to better understand the mechanisms through which religion promotes adolescents’ abstinence from the use of drugs and should seek to explain why the magnitude of its effect varies for black and white adolescents.

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Title: The influence of race and religion on abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana among adolescents *.
Author: John M., Jr. Wallace
Publication: Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
Volume: 64 Issue: 6 Page: 843(6)

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