Eric Strain, M.D., and his colleagues are developing exciting new therapies for patients who struggle with substance use disorders while expanding their treatment capacity.
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Vaping Cannabis Produces Stronger Effects Than Smoking Cannabis For Infrequent Users
Released: December 4, 2018. In a small study of infrequent cannabis users, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have shown that, compared with smoking cannabis, vaping it increased the rate of short-term anxiety, paranoia, memory loss and distraction when doses were the same.
The findings of the new study, described in the Nov. 30 edition of JAMA Network Open, highlight the importance of dose considerations with the perception that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking cannabis, the researchers say. And they ask regulators of medical and recreational cannabis dispensaries to take note.
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