| Title |
Pediatric Concerns Due to Expanded Cannabis Use: Unintended Consequences of Legalization
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Medical Toxicology, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13181-016-0552-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
George Sam Wang |
| Abstract |
An "unintended consequence" of marijuana legalization is the impact on the pediatric population. From prenatal exposure to unintentional childhood exposures, through concerns of adolescence abuse and marijuana use for medicinal indications in children, marijuana exposure can affect pediatric patients at every stage in childhood. Regardless of the stage or reason of exposure, concerns exist about short-term and long-term consequences in a child's physical and mental health. The use of cannabidiol (CBD) may have some benefit for the treatment of epilepsy, but emphasis needs to be on rigorous clinical trials to evaluate efficacy and safety. As more states allow both medical and recreational marijuana, availability and prevalence of use will likely increase and more surveillance and research is needed to evaluate the consequences on the pediatric population. |
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| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
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| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 224 | 99% |
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| Researcher | 32 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 9% |
| Other | 19 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 50 | 22% |
| Unknown | 60 | 26% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 61 | 27% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 8% |
| Psychology | 12 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 40 | 18% |
| Unknown | 75 | 33% |
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