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ReviewCurrent addiction reports2023

Assessing the Impact of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Cannabis Use Disorder and Admissions to Treatment in the United States.

Lydia Aletraris, Brian D Graves, Joyce J Ndung'u

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Review in Current addiction reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Associations between Cannabis Consumption Methods and Cannabis Risk Perception.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lydia AletrarisSchool of Social Work, University of Georgia, 279 William St, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1771-7791
Brian D GravesSchool of Social Work, University of Georgia, 279 William St, Athens, GA 30602, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0465-7977
Joyce J Ndung'uSchool of Social Work, University of Georgia, 279 William St, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
University of Georgia · US

Funding

Cannabis Legalization: Assessing its Impact on Treatment for Substance Use DisordersR01DA047291 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI ALETRARIS, LYDIA · 2019 to 2022
$2.2M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA047291
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of Review: Policy implications from changes in recreational cannabis laws (RCLs) have raised public health concerns. While numerous studies have examined the impact of RCLs on cannabis use, there is less research on the risk of developing cannabis use disorder (CUD). This review summarizes the latest research on the effects of RCLs on CUD prevalence and cannabis treatment admissions. Recent Findings: Nine studies were published between 2016 - 2022 that examined RCLs and CUD or treatment. Findings generally indicate an increase in CUD prevalence associated with legalization, but effects differ by age group. There was no significant association between legalization and CUD treatment admissions, and CUD admissions decreased overall during the study periods. Summary: To improve policy, prevention, and treatment services, policymakers should monitor RCLs' effects on adverse public health outcomes and researchers should consider the effects on individual and community-level characteristics. We discuss methodological challenges in conducting state-level research and provide suggestions for future studies.

Indexed as

CannabisCannabis use disorderMarijuanaRecreational cannabis lawsState cannabis legalizationTreatment

Identifiers

PMID37266190
PMCPMC10088679
OpenAlexW4362734994

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