Cannabis Use and Mental Health: A Review of Recent Epidemiological Research
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Cannabis and mental health.
In the 1990s the use of cannabis increased much among young people so that it is now becoming more common than tobacco smoking in some countries. The ready availability of the drug, the increasing social disapproval of cigarette smoking, stern drink driving laws, and perceptions that cannabis is safe or less harmful than cigarettes or alcohol may explain these changes. The increase in use is of...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1811-7775
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.796.807