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Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample
Bassir Nia A, Weleff J, Fogelman N, Nourbakhsh S, Sinha R. Regular cannabis use is associated with history of childhood and lifetime trauma in a non-clinical community sample. Journal Of Psychiatric Research 2023, 159: 159-164. PMID: 36736285, PMCID: PMC10024801, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor life eventsChildhood traumaLife eventsChildhood Trauma QuestionnaireLifetime traumaCannabis useNon-clinical community sampleChronic stressNeurobiology of stressRegular cannabis useGender differencesRegular useSelf-report questionnairesRecent life eventsPotential gender differencesCross-sectional studyUrine drug testingLife traumaLogistic regression analysisAdversity indexCommunity sampleCannabis usersTrauma QuestionnaireHigh rateSubstance use
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Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit
Wang P, Dore S, Weleff J, Butler R, Barnett B. Phencyclidine Positivity on Urine Drug Screening in Patients Treated for Alcohol Withdrawal on a Dual-diagnosis Medically Assisted Withdrawal Unit. Journal Of Addiction Medicine 2023, 17: 695-701. PMID: 37934534, DOI: 10.1097/adm.0000000000001217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol withdrawalLength of stayPCP-positiveDual diagnosisMultivariate logistic regressionAlcohol use disorderRisk of readmissionToxicological screeningLogistic regressionRetrospective study of patientsSurvival analysisUrine drug screensUrine toxicology screenWithdrawing unitUse disorderAdmission toxicology screeningStudy of patientsCocaine positivityStatistically significant associationPhencyclidineMultivariate linear regression modelPCPRetrospective studyUnivariate testsCocaine