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Organ Donors can Safely Consume Cannabis

June 16, 2019 Adverse Effects, Aging, Cannabinoids, Cannabis, Cannabis Science, Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD), CBD, Cocaine, Elderly, Future Medicine, Heavy Use, Illicit Drug Use, Occasional Use, Opiates, Products, Science

Effects of Drug Abuse, Smoking and Alcohol on Donor Hearts and Lungs

A review article that discusses how drug use can affect donor organs has revealed that receiving organs, such as a heart or lungs, from a donor who has used cannabis does not add risk to the procedure. A careful assessment of any donor organ should still be conducted, but having a history of cannabis use does not prevent someone from safely donating.

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Cognitive Function in Aging Cocaine Smokers is Marginally Lower than Controls

June 15, 2019 Abuse, Adverse Effects, Aging, Behavior change, Cocaine, Cognition, DSM-5, Elderly, Heavy Use, Memory, Occasional Use, Placebo-Controlled, Products, Science

Cognitive function in aging cocaine smokers

A recently published study looking to expose the functional status of older drug users has found that most of their cognitive abilities are equal to their peers who have never smoked cocaine, except for a marginally lower verbal comprehension. Similar studies should continue in order to determine how chronic drug users will affect or challenge public health systems in the future.

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Effects of Cannabis are More Marked in Occasional Rather than Chronic Cannabis Users

June 5, 2019 Blood-Levels, Cannabis, Cannabis Science, Driving, Heavy Use, Occasional Use, Reaction Time

Effect of Smoked Cannabis on Vigilance and Accident Risk Using Simulated Driving in Occasional and Chronic Users and the Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Relationship

In a study comparing the short-term effects of cannabis consumption on occasional and chronic cannabis users, occasional users were found to have slower reaction times, experience effects sooner, and have cannabis persist in their bloodstream longer than among chronic cannabis users. Both occasional and chronic users experienced impaired reaction times that affected their performance in a driving simulation. Both chronic and occasional marijuana users should be cognizant of the amount of time in which they are impaired following cannabis consumption and abstain from driving.

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