SUD Archives - Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org/tag/sud/ 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/2025/05/cropped-favicon_MIG-1-32x32.png SUD Archives - Marijuana Impact Group https://themig.org/tag/sud/ 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 […]

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]]> 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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]]> Substance Use and COVID Outcome Risks https://themig.org/substance-use-and-covid-outcome-risks/ Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:25:31 +0000 https://www.thenmi.org/?p=4918 Psychiatry Online released a study on November 3rd, 2020 concerning the negative impacts that substance use disorders (SUD) has on adults that have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The authors (Baillargeon, J. et.al.) provide information on over 54,000 COVID-19 patients as it relates to the outcomes of (1) hospitalization, (2) ventilator use and (3) death. Within […]

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]]> Psychiatry Online released a study on November 3rd, 2020 concerning the negative impacts that substance use disorders (SUD) has on adults that have been diagnosed with COVID-19. The authors (Baillargeon, J. et.al.) provide information on over 54,000 COVID-19 patients as it relates to the outcomes of (1) hospitalization, (2) ventilator use and (3) death. Within that group, those with a diagnosed SUD (5,562 patients) were associated with higher risk factors for all three outcomes. 

Some conditions cited by the authors for the elevated risk factors to those with a SUD include poor access to health care, homelessness, compromised respiratory and immune systems associated to substance use. To read more from the report, “The Impact of Substance Use Disorder on COVID-19 Outcomes” please use the link button below.

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