Document Type : Short Communication(s)
Authors
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Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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1. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Mental Health Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA
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1. Iranian National Center for Addiction Studies (INCAS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine (SATiM), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10.34172/ahj.2023.1357
Abstract
Background: Frequent cannabis use is associated with adverse health-related outcomes. This study followed up individuals who
used cannabis to assess their use and adverse event status.
Methods: The eligible individuals, recruited in the Iranian Mental Health Survey (IranMHS), were contacted via telephone calls six
years after the index interview. The frequency of cannabis use and the occurrence of selected adverse events were recorded. The
baseline status was extracted from the index survey. If any individual was inaccessible, his/her vital status was assessed.
Findings: Of the 50 eligible individuals (all male), two had died. Moreover, from among 25 reached participants, 19 reported
abstinence from cannabis in the past year, and 18 reported at least one adverse event in the past six years. Violence and imprisonment
were the most common events reported.
Conclusion: Six years after the index interview, most of the participants abstained from cannabis. Besides, adverse events were
common, emphasizing the need for further investigations on larger samples of cannabis users.
Highlights
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