The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse
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Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse · Mar 2015
Use and diversion of medical marijuana among adults admitted to inpatient psychiatry.
Marijuana use is associated with anxiety, depressive, psychotic, neurocognitive, and substance use disorders. Many US states are legalizing marijuana for medical uses. ⋯ Medical marijuana use is much more prevalent among adults hospitalized with a psychiatric emergency than in the general population; diversion is common. Further studies which correlate amount, dose, duration, and strain of use with particular psychiatric disorders are needed.