Cannabis and public health—a need to reclaim the narrative
Autor: | Bobby P Smyth, Mary Cannon |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Letter to the editor biology business.industry Public health Addiction media_common.quotation_subject Legislation General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology biology.organism_classification Mental health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Harm medicine Narrative 030212 general & internal medicine Cannabis Psychiatry business media_common |
Zdroj: | Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 191:951-953 |
ISSN: | 1863-4362 0021-1265 |
Popis: | Letter to the editor: Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Ireland, 8% of adults reporting some use in the past year, prevalence being higher in males and younger age ranges [1]. Use can sometimes lead to health harms [2, 3]. For this reason, it is an issue of public health concern. How much health harm is it causing? We briefly examine three areas of harm: addiction, mental health problems, and medical problems.... |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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