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Smyth, Bobby P and Cannon, Mary (2022) Cannabis and public health—a need to reclaim the narrative. Irish Journal of Medical Science, 191, pp. 951-953. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02570-x.

External website: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11845-0...

Letter to the editor:
Cannabis is the most widely used illegal drug in Ireland, 8% of adults reporting some use in the past year, prevalence being higher in males and younger age ranges [1]. Use can sometimes lead to health harms [2, 3]. For this reason, it is an issue of public health concern. How much health harm is it causing? We briefly examine three areas of harm: addiction, mental health problems, and medical problems....


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, Open Access
Drug Type
Cannabis
Intervention Type
Policy
Date
2022
Identification #
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-021-02570-x
Page Range
pp. 951-953
Publisher
Springer
Volume
191
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