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Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors in Ontario: study. Is anyone surprised?
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 21, 2024 Source:Cannabis legalization coincided with uptick in ER visits from seniors: study Reference:Edible Cannabis Legalization and Cannabis Poisonings in Older Adults
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More than a bad trip: Experts warn about the risk of cannabis-induced psychosis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 20, 2024 Source:More than a bad trip: Experts warn about the risk of cannabis-induced psychosis
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Five years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for October 11, 2023 Source:5 years of legal cannabis: fewer charges, many hospitalizations and more than a few questions Reference:Changes in Cannabis-Attributable Hospitalizations Following Nonmedical Cannabis Legalization in Canada
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Ontario study finds that driving while stoned leads to more traffic accidents in a country where marijuana is legal
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 8, 2023 Source:Driving while stoned leads to more traffic accidents in a country where marijuana is legal Reference:Cannabis-Involved Traffic Injury Emergency Department Visits After Cannabis Legalization and Commercialization
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Ottawa Public Health calls for graphic warnings, ‘not for kids’ label on cannabis packages
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for June 19, 2023 Source:Ottawa Public Health calls for graphic warnings, ‘not for kids’ label on cannabis packages
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Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 24, 2023 Source:Doctors concerned more people using cannabis during pregnancy Reference:Acute care related to cannabis use during pregnancy after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario
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Case report from 2012 of a man with stiff person syndrome showing improvement after using THC-CBD spray now referenced in the media in refence to Celine Dion. Nothing conclusive in this N=1 report.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 13, 2022 Source:Man with stiff person syndrome shows improvement after using THC-CBD spray Reference:Successful cannabis derivatives oromucosal spray therapy for a seronegative stiff-person syndrome: a case report.
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Chest CT findings in cannabis smokers demonstrates similar lung disease changes akin to smoking tobacco.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 12, 2022 Source:Canadian study claims smoking weed more harmful than tobaccoResearchers with University of Ottawa and Ottawa Hospital share findings from a 15-year-long investigation Reference:Chest CT Findings in Marijuana Smokers
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Study evaluates the placebo effect in randomized clinical trials assessing cannabis-based pain management therapies. It seems that there was no difference between them. Let the fireworks begin.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for December 5, 2022 Source:Pain relief from marijuana comes from a belief it helps, study finds Reference: Placebo Response and Media Attention in Randomized Clinical Trials Assessing Cannabis-Based Therapies for Pain. A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis