CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
438 followers · 401 posts · Server sciences.social

Check out this research review on the public health consequences of legalizing non-medical marijuana—on youth, alcohol use, abuse of prescriptive opioids, traffic fatalities, and crime.

aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257

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Last updated 2 years ago

CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
364 followers · 155 posts · Server sciences.social

About 6% of U.S. adults ages 34 to 42 reported misuse of opioids in the past 30 days. 1.3% reported both prescribed use and misuse. Among those reporting misuse — physical or mental health conditions, other substance use, and delinquent behaviors in adolescence and adulthood were more common.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/334069

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Last updated 3 years ago

Richard Welty · @rwelty
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