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Cannabis use disorder and increased risk of arrhythmia-related hospitalization in young adults
CONCLUSION AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: With the growing legalization in the United States, there is an increased use of medicinal/recreational cannabis. This is the first national study to our knowledge that found that CUD is associated with a 47%-52% increased likelihood of arrhythmia hospitalization in the younger population and the risk of association was controlled for potential confounders including other substances. The fact that atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent arrhythmia is of special concern since it can result in stroke and other embolic events. Physicians need to familiarize themselves with cannabis ab...
Source: The American Journal on Addictions - August 25, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Rikinkumar S Patel Mario D Gonzalez Temitope Ajibawo Raman Baweja Source Type: research
Measuring Global Alcohol Health Literacy: A Narrative Review
CONCLUSIONS: The current state of the research literature makes it impossible to identify patterns of alcohol health literacy globally or even to compare intra-country studies across time. We recommend that a database of standard, validated questions for assessing knowledge about the relationship between alcohol and several key health outcomes be assembled and made available to the research community.PMID:34100699
Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - June 8, 2021 Category: Addiction Authors: Eva Greenthal William DeJong Margie R Skeer Marisa M Tsai Susan Koch-Weser Source Type: research
