drug treatment – Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org Marijuana Impact Group Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:40:11 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://themig.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/logo_reduced-150x150.png drug treatment – Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org 32 32 Cannabis Use Linked To Increase Risks of Anxiety Disorder  https://themig.org/cannabis-use-linked-to-increase-risks-of-anxiety-disorder/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 02:40:06 +0000 https://www.thenmi.org/?p=7556 When compared to the general population, individuals treated medically (hospital / ER) for a cannabis related issue have nearly a 4-fold increased risk of developing an anxiety disorder during the next 3-years.  Within this same group, younger males were at greatest risk for developing an anxiety disorder by over 5-fold. 

These are among some of the findings of researchers (Myran, D. et.al.) out of Ontario Canada. This study examined medical records in Ontario Canada from 2008 – 2019 for individuals without prior anxiety disorder (N=12,099,144) and who had a hospital visit due to a cannabis related incident (N=34,822). This data set accounts for medical treatments, outpatient data and hospital admissions for an estimated 97 precent of the population of the Canadian providence of Ontario. 

According to the authors, “We found that individuals with an ED visit for cannabis use were at over 3-fold increased risk of having an incident ED visit, hospitalization or outpatient visit for an anxiety disorder within 3-years of the visit relative to the general population.” They further cited that once they excluded persons with a prior history of mental health issues or substance use disorders (SUD), a cannabis related ED visit was associated to a 9-fold risk of requiring treatment for an anxiety disorder.   

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]]> Marijuana: A Leading Drug in Emergency Room Visits https://themig.org/marijuana-a-leading-drug-in-emergency-room-visits/ Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:09:28 +0000 https://www.thenmi.org/?p=7137 Marijuana was identified as being among the top five drugs associated to drug-related Emergency Department (ED) visits in 2021. 

The top five drugs identified in this report were alcohol, opioids, methamphetamine, marijuana, and cocaine. In cases where more than one drug was involved, marijuana again was identified in the top six drugs along with alcohol, methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. Marijuana was associated to over eleven percent of all drug-related ED visits behind alcohol, opioids, and methamphetamine.   

These are some of the findings of the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), from their 2021 nationwide monitoring of hospital emergency department visits associated to substance use or misuse. DAWN is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). 

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