NCPIC - National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre

Publications Bulletin - October 2009

Relevant publications examining issues to do with cannabis that have been published in the last month include the following:

  • Baker, A., Turner, A., Kay-Lambkin, F.J., & Lewin, T.J. (2009). The long and the short of treatments for alcohol or cannabis misuse among people with severe mental disorders. Addictive Behaviors 34, 852-858.
  • Benyamina, A., Bonhomme-Faivre, L., Picard, V., Sabbagh, A., Richard, D., Blecha, L., Rahioui, H., Karila, L., Lukasiewicz, M., Farinotti, R., Picard, V., Marill, C., & Reynaud, M. (2009). Association between ABCB1 C3435T polymorphism and increased risk of cannabis dependence. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry 33, 1270-1274.
  • Cappelli, F., Valente, S. & Gensini, G.F. (2009). Is it time to consider cannabis smoking a cardiovascular risk factor? Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine 10, 745-746.
  • Crippa, J.A., Zuardi, A.W., Martín-Santos, R., Bhattacharyya, S., Atakan, Z., McGuire, P., & Fusar-Poli, P. (2009). Cannabis and anxiety: A critical review of the evidence. Human Psychopharmacology 24, 515-523.
  • D'Souza, D.C., Sewell, R.A. & Ranganathan, M. (2009). Cannabis and psychosis/schizophrenia: Human studies. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 259, 413-431.
  • Feng, B.J., Khyatti, M., Ben-Ayoub, W., Dahmoul, S., Ayad, M., Maachi, F., Bedadra, W., Abdoun, M., Mesli, S., Bakkali, H., Jalbout, M., Hamdi-Cherif, M., Boualga, K., Bouaouina, N., Chouchane, L., Benider, A., Ben-Ayed, F., Goldgar, D.E., & Corbex, M. (2009). Cannabis, tobacco and domestic fumes intake are associated with nasopharyngeal carcinoma in North Africa. British Journal of Cancer 101, 1207-1212.
  • Fitzgerald, P.B., Williams, S. & Daskalakis, Z.J. (2009). A transcranial magnetic stimulation study of the effects of cannabis use on motor cortical inhibition and excitability. Neuropsychopharmacology 34, 2368-2375.
  • Gallant, M., Odei-Addo, F., Frost, C.L., & Levendal, R.A. (2009). Biological effects of THC and a lipophilic cannabis extract on normal and insulin resistant 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Phytomedicine 16, 942-949.
  • Hester, R., Nestor, L. & Garavan, H. (2009). Impaired error awareness and anterior cingulate cortex hypoactivity in chronic cannabis users. Neuropsychopharmacology 34, 2450-2458.
  • Hides, L., Cotton, S.M., Berger, G., Gleeson, J., O'Donnell, C., Proffitt, T., McGorry, P.D., & Lubman, D.I. (2009). The reliability and validity of the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) in first-episode psychosis. Addictive Behaviors 34, 821-825.
  • Hjorthøj, C., Fohlmann, A. & Nordentoft, M. (2009). Reprint of "Treatment of cannabis use disorders in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A systematic review". Addictive Behaviors 34, 846-851.
  • Izzo, A.A., Borrelli, F., Capasso, R., Di Marzo, V., & Mechoulam, R. (2009). Non-psychotropic plant cannabinoids: new therapeutic opportunities from an ancient herb. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences 30, 515-527.
  • Jutras-Aswad, D., DiNieri, J.A., Harkany, T., & Hurd, Y.L. (2009). Neurobiological consequences of maternal cannabis on human fetal development and its neuropsychiatric outcome. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 259, 395-412.
  • Lutz, B. (2009). From molecular neurodevelopment to psychiatry: New insights in mechanisms underlying cannabis-induced psychosis and schizophrenia. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 259, 369-370.
  • Morel, L.J., Giros, B. & Daugé, V. (2009). Adolescent exposure to chronic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol blocks opiate dependence in maternally deprived rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 34, 2469-2476.
  • Morrison, P.D., Zois, V., McKeown, D.A., Lee, T.D., Holt, D.W., Powell, J.F., Kapur, S., & Murray, R.M. (2009). The acute effects of synthetic intravenous delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on psychosis, mood and cognitive functioning. Psychological Medicine 39, 1607-1616.
  • Rahn, E.J. & Hohmann, A.G. (2009). Cannabinoids as pharmacotherapies for neuropathic pain: From the bench to the bedside. Neurotherapeutics 6, 713-737.
  • Schneider, M. (2009). Cannabis use in pregnancy and early life and its consequences: Animal models. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 259, 383-393.
  • Stokes, P.R., Mehta, M.A., Curran, H.V., Breen, G., & Grasby, P.M. (2009). Can recreational doses of THC produce significant dopamine release in the human striatum? NeuroImage 48, 186-190.
  • Zammit, S., Thomas, K., Thompson, A., Horwood, J., Menezes, P., Gunnell, D., Hollis, C., Wolke, D., Lewis, G., & Harrison, G. (2009). Maternal tobacco, cannabis and alcohol use during pregnancy and risk of adolescent psychotic symptoms in offspring. The British Journal of Psychiatry: The Journal of Mental Science 195, 294-300.