Published in:
01-09-2018 | Concise Research Reports
Media Content Analysis of Marijuana’s Health Effects in News Coverage
Authors:
Ann Abraham, BS, Alysandra J. Zhang, BA, Rosa Ahn, BA, Alexandra Woodbridge, BS, BA, Deborah Korenstein, MD, Salomeh Keyhani, MD, MPH
Published in:
Journal of General Internal Medicine
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Issue 9/2018
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Excerpt
The prevalence of marijuana use has doubled in the past decade. One in eight US adults now reports use of marijuana in the past year.
1 Despite increasing use, our understanding of the risks and benefits of marijuana use is limited.
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3 The National Academy of Sciences, editorials, and numerous systematic reviews have called for more research.
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3 Despite concerns within the scientific community, only 33% of the public perceive “great risk” from weekly marijuana use compared to 50% in 2002.
1 The public appears to believe that recreational marijuana use is safe and even has health benefits.
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