Behavioral Health – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org Educating Healthcare Professionals about the Medical Use of Cannabis Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:46:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/cropped-scc-flavicon-32x32.png Behavioral Health – Society of Cannabis Clinicians https://www.cannabisclinicians.org 32 32 Cannabis use to manage stimulant cravings among people who use unregulated drugs https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2023/10/04/cannabis-use-to-manage-stimulant-cravings-among-people-who-use-unregulated-drugs/ Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:46:29 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=29365 We sought to analyze the association between cannabis use to manage stimulant cravings and self-reported changes in stimulant use among structurally marginalized people who use unregulated drugs (PWUD). The data for this secondary analysis was collected from a cross-sectional questionnaire administered to people who concurrently use cannabis and unregulated stimulants in Vancouver, Canada. We used logistic regression models to analyze the association between cannabis use to manage stimulant cravings and self-reported changes in the frequency of stimulant use.

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]]> The highs and the lows: Recreational marijuana laws and mental health treatment https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2023/07/09/the-highs-and-the-lows-recreational-marijuana-laws-and-mental-health-treatment/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 20:03:48 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=28910 Recreational marijuana laws (RMLs) continue to grow in popularity, but the effects on mental health treatment are unclear. This paper uses an event-study within a difference-in-differences framework to study the short-run impact of state RMLs on admissions into mental health treatment facilities. The results indicate that shortly after a state adopts an RML, they experience a decrease in the average number of mental health treatment admissions. The findings are driven by white, Black, and Medicaid-funded admissions and are consistent for both male and female admissions. The results are robust to alternative specifications and sensitivity analysis.

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]]> Cannabinoids in the management of behavioral, psychological, and motor symptoms of neurocognitive disorders: a mixed studies systematic review https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2022/04/05/cannabinoids-in-the-management-of-behavioral-psychological-and-motor-symptoms-of-neurocognitive-disorders-a-mixed-studies-systematic-review/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 19:20:19 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=26343 We undertook this systematic review to determine the efficacy and safety of cannabis-based medicine as a treatment for behavioral, psychological, and motor symptoms associated with neurocognitive disorders

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]]> cAMP Signaling–Mediated Phosphorylation of Diacylglycerol Lipase α Regulates Interaction With Ankyrin-G and Dendritic Spine Morphology https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2021/07/08/camp-signaling-mediated-phosphorylation-of-diacylglycerol-lipase-%ce%b1-regulates-interaction-with-ankyrin-g-and-dendritic-spine-morphology/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 20:24:59 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=23652 Diacylglycerol lipase α (DAGLα), a major biosynthetic enzyme for endogenous cannabinoid signaling, has emerged as a risk gene in multiple psychiatric disorders. However, its role in the regulation of dendritic spine plasticity is unclear.

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]]> Cannabis and Psychosis: a Critical Overview of the Relationship https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2020/07/22/cannabis-and-psychosis-a-critical-overview-of-the-relationship/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 18:36:05 +0000 https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=18904 Authors: Charles Ksir, Carl L Hart Published in Current Psychiatry Reports February 2016 Abstract Interest in the relationship between cannabis use and psychosis has increased dramatically in recent years, in part...

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]]> Targeting the Endocannabinoid System in Psychiatric Illness. https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2019/02/20/targeting-the-endocannabinoid-system-in-psychiatric-illness/ Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:51:43 +0000 http://www.cannabisclinicians.org/?p=13352 Prevalence of psychiatric disorders continues to rise globally, yet remission rates and patient outcome remain less than ideal. As a result, novel treatment approaches for these disorders are necessary to decrease societal economic burden, as well as increase individual functi...

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]]> Survey of Psychiatrists On Medical Cannabis https://www.cannabisclinicians.org/2013/07/12/psychiatrists-medical-cannabis-knowledge/ Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:33:13 +0000 http://cannabisclinicians.org/?p=4939 Psychiatric Times invited psychiatrists to complete a survey about medicinal marijuana and didn’t expect nearly 2200 people to complete that survey in just a few days. The results, reported in...

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