Showing posts with label marijuana. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marijuana. Show all posts

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Adverse Effects of Marijuana Use

  An NIH study advises caution and the need for further study as more states explore marijuana legalization.
NEJM June 5, 2014

Smoke Pot and Impair Your Sleep

  Marijuana use is associated with impaired sleep quality including difficulty falling asleep, difficulty maintaining sleep, experiencing non-restorative sleep, and feeling daytime sleepiness. Also people who started using marijuana before age 15 were more likely to have sleep difficulties as an adult.
Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies