The adverse health effects of chronic cannabis use

Drug Testing and Analysis

Volumn 6, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 39-45

  Hall, Wayne ^a,b   Degenhardt, Louisa ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cannabis; Chronic use; Health effects

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; ADVERSE OUTCOMES; CANNABIS; CHRONIC USE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; HEALTH EFFECTS; HEALTH SIGNIFICANCES; MOST LIKELY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN FUNCTION; CANNABIS ADDICTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CANNABIS USE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

CANNABIS; CHRONIC USE; HEALTH EFFECTS;

ANIMALS; CANNABINOIDS; CANNABIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MARIJUANA SMOKING; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84892451286     PISSN: 19427603     EISSN: 19427611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dta.1506     Document Type: Review

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