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Link to the actual study?
by Nav_Panel 10y ago
Link to the actual study?
- voidz 10y agoI couldn't find it.
- 49para 10y ago"...when marijuana use was illegal in most states." "It identified 316,000 patients - 1.5 per cent - where marijuana use was diagnosed in the notes." I'm not a researcher but I would suspect there are massive holes in this research. How many of these people would not voluntarily reveal MJ usage given it's illegality or stigma. The amount of MJ usage/duration during the patient's lifetime etc is also a huge factor.
- Nav_Panel 10y agomy thought was that "where marijuana use was diagnosed in the notes" means the patient volunteered that information, which they likely wouldn't do unless they were moderate/heavy users. But it's just too much to guess about without seeing the detailed methodology.
- fnordfnordfnord 10y agoI would not reveal cannabis use to my GP, nor would I advise any person in the US to do so. A note can (probably will) be made in your medical records. That note may follow you around, and cause doctors to treat you as a "drug-seeking" patient.
- tunap 10y agoNot necessarily disagreeing, but AFAIK, "Delta-Sierras" are after hard drugs. MMJ is not(yet?) a problem for medics. It is still illegal federally, so you could expect that to be used against you in a variety of dubiously connected ways.
- fnordfnordfnord 10y agoI live in a red state where cannabis is as hard a drug as as you can get as far as the law is concerned.
- pillowkusis 10y agoAs I mention in my comment the study has not been released yet. It seems the whole article is based on the press release.