A cohort-based assessment of drug use trends during the COVID-19 pandemic: relationship with mood and sociodemographic factors in Brazil by Nubia Heidrich, Nubia Heidrich, Maurício Schüler Nin, Felipe Borges Almeida, Felipe Borges Almeida, Hilda M. R. M. Constant, Luana Freese, Helena M. T. Barros, Helena M. T. Barros

“…The ASSIST (alcohol, cannabis, hallucinogens, and cocaine/crack) and DASS-21 (anxiety, depression, and stress) scores decreased over time. …”
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Cannabinoids and Their Role in Chronic Pain Treatment: Current Concepts and a Comprehensive Review by Islam Shehata, Ahmed Hashim, Ahmed Saad Elsaeidy, Anagha Nair, Ivan Urits, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Marian Habib

“…Cannabinoids are naturally occurring substances that are derived from Cannabis sativa L. The usage of cannabinoids and their related synthetic chemical compounds has emerged as a choice in the management of different chronic pain conditions is being evaluated, however, the efficacy is still not consistently established. …”
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Applying Natural Language Processing Techniques to Map Trends in Insomnia Treatment Terms on the r/Insomnia Subreddit: Infodemiology Study by Jack A Cummins, Daniel J Gottlieb, Tamar Sofer, Danielle A Wallace

“…The findings also suggest that the use of OTC or other alternative therapies, such as melatonin and cannabis, among r/insomnia Reddit contributors is common and has also exhibited fluctuations over time. …”
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Oral lesions and disorders and their prevalence arising from the use of illicit drugs in a prison population. by Marta Relvas, Luciana Rocha, Paulo Rompante, Filomena Salazar, Luís Monteiro, Ana Sofia Vinhas, Maria Gonçalves

“…Results: The consumption of illicit drugs proved to be a common practice (86.8%), where cannabis, heroin and cocaine were the most prevalent (29.1%). …”
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El derecho a consumir marihuana by Adrián Restrepo Parra

“…A partir de un enfoque etnográfico y con una perspectiva crítica de la guerra contra las drogas, el artículo muestra, de un lado, cómo el consumo legal de marihuana en un contexto de política de drogas marcada por la prohibición —que mantiene prohibida la producción y venta de cannabis —, trae consigo una serie de dificultades que niegan de facto el derecho del ciudadano a consumir marihuana. …”
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Understanding schizophrenia through animal models: The role of environmental stressors by Manojlović Marina

“…Postnatal factors such as early life stress, social isolation and drug abuse, particularly cannabis, are also being modelled to investigate their effects on brain development and the onset of psychosis. …”
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Substance use and misuse among college students: Results of an online survey from three neighboring cities of North India by Neha Jaswal, Chandrima Naskar, Abhishek Ghosh, Savita Prashar, Manoj Kumar

“…Alcohol (54.7%), tobacco (40.2%), and cannabis (15%) use were most commonly reported. Prevalence estimates did not differ between original and subsample analyses. …”
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Targeting the Endocannabinoid System for Prevention or Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain: Studies in Animal Models by Willias Masocha

“…There is a scarcity of drugs to either prevent or properly manage chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain (CINP). Cannabis or cannabinoids have been reported to improve pain measures in patients with neuropathic pain. …”
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Rates of Tobacco Use Disorder, Pharmacologic Treatment, and Associated Mental Health Disorders in a Medicaid Claim Review Among Youth in Indiana, USA by Corey McBrayer DO, FAAP, Fangqian Ouyang MS, Zachary Adams PhD, Leslie Hulvershorn MD, Matthew C. Aalsma PhD

“…A comorbid diagnosis of ADHD, cannabis use, and conduct disorder were more common in males (3.9% vs 1.3% in females; 3.4% vs .8%; and 2.8% vs .8%; P < .05). 808 scripts were provided to 152 of the 1232 youths, with 4.7% of those scripts a nicotine replacement product. …”
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Capgras syndrome, an interesting but rare phenomenon in Psychiatry: A case series by Arghya Halder, Sagarika Ray, Manish Kumar, Amit Kumar Bhattacharya

“…In this article, we have described three cases, who presented with Capgras syndrome, in association with various other psychiatric diagnoses, such as cannabis-induced psychosis, recurrent depressive disorder, currently severe depressive episode with psychotic symptoms, and schizophrenia. …”
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Substance Abuse: A Public Health Concern by Ulfat Amin, Adil Mudasir Malla, Ishrat Amin, Roohi Jan

“…Alcohol, nicotine, and other illicit drugs are frequently used in excess in substance use disorders, which can impair social, academic, and professional functioning. Cannabis, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, inhalants, opioids, hallucinogens, and stimulants are the most abused drugs. …”
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Prevalence of dual diagnosis in the south of Peru: descriptive clinical study by Jonathan A. Zegarra-Valdivia, Brenda Nadia Chino Vilca, Ernesto Cazorla Perez

“…Alcohol was the most used substance, followed by cannabis marijuana and cocaine base (PBC). The socio-family and individual vulnerability of the population is evidence for protection or resistance to mental illness, as well as the lack of implementation of effective policies in mental health care for dual disorders, showing worse prognosis and indexes every time higher.…”
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The Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Is Essential for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Survival and Differentiation: Implications for Bone Health by Aoife Gowran, Katey McKayed, Veronica A. Campbell

“…Overall, these results show the potential for the modulation of the cannabinoid system in cell-based tissue engineered bone regeneration strategies whilst highlighting cannabis use as a potential cause for concern in the management of orthopaedic patients.…”
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Sociodemographic factors of violent deaths related to licit or ilicit psychoactive substances: a cross-sectional study, Ceará, Brazil, 2015-2019 by Wanderley Pinheiro de Holanda Júnior, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Maceno, Maria Augusta Drago Ferreira

“…Association was found between benzodiazepines (29.5%) and tricyclic antidepressants (15.6%) and suicides; cocaine (28.1%) and cannabis (27.1%) and homicides; and cocaine (28.2%) and tricyclic antidepressants (5.9%) and suspicious deaths. …”
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Prévalence de l’état de stress post-traumatique (ESPT) au Canada pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 : résultats de l’Enquête sur la COVID-19 et la santé mentale by Murray Weeks, Danielle Marion, Anne-Marie Robert, R. Nicholas Carleton

“…Les facteurs associés à une prévalence accrue de l’ESPT étaient le genre féminin, un âge plus jeune, un revenu inférieur (uniquement chez les femmes), le fait de vivre en milieu urbain, le statut de travailleur de première ligne ou l’absence de travail au cours de la semaine écoulée (uniquement chez les hommes), une santé mentale passable ou mauvaise, un faible sentiment d’appartenance à la communauté, des symptômes d’un trouble d’anxiété généralisée ou d’un trouble dépressif majeur, des idées suicidaires, une forte consommation d’alcool, une consommation quotidienne de cannabis, une consommation accrue d’alcool et de cannabis depuis le début de la pandémie, une diminution de la consommation d’alcool depuis le début de la pandémie (chez les hommes seulement), des préoccupations concernant la violence à la maison et des répercussions négatives associées à la pandémie. …”
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No-boss but the I-man: O comércio de alimentos e a construção da noção de pessoa entre os Rastafári Bobo Shanti na Jamaica by Fernando Vieira de Freitas

“…Mais especificamente, pretendo analisar como a venda desses produtos (incluindo aqui outras “substâncias nutritivas”, como a cannabis) realizada por comerciantes Bobo Shanti, articula duas dimensões centrais na formação da noção de pessoa correta: a) a da autonomia do trabalho associada à ideia de no-boss work; b) a da dieta I-tal e o regime alimentar proposto pelos Bobo Shanti. …”
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Clinical manifestation and laboratory data of illicit drugs versus other substances intoxication in children by Leila Barati, Mohammadali Vakili, Omid Mehrpour, Mehrdad Teimoorian

“…There were 87 cases (45.3%) of illicit drug poisoning, which included methadone 43.8%, opium 41.4%, amphetamine 8.2%, cannabis 3.3%, buprenorphine 2.2%, and tramadol 1.1%. …”
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Empirically validating a computational model of automatic behavior shaping. by Vincent Berardi, Tian Lan, Ariane Guirguis, Uri Maoz

“…The automatic shaping routines that this study helps develop can be applied in a number of domains, including exercise intensity and duration, tobacco/cannabis smoking, caloric intake, and screen time.…”
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From Spectra to Signatures: Detecting Fentanyl in Human Nails with ATR–FTIR and Machine Learning by Aubrey Barney, Václav Trojan, Radovan Hrib, Ashley Newland, Jan Halámek, Lenka Halámková

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A scoping review of healthcare effectiveness data and information set (HEDIS) substance use disorder measures by Oliver Ethan Goal, Isca Amanda, Cameron Adams, Maria Adela Grando

“…Eight papers presented IET results by substance used, primarily alcohol, cannabis, and opioids.Conclusions:  More research is needed on the HEDIS® SUD metrics and their usefulness in informing SUD prevention and treatment, policy, and public health outcomes.…”
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