An Internet survey of marijuana and hot shower use in adults with cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS)
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Association of Marijuana Use and Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cannabis use has become one of the most commonly abused drugs in the world. It is estimated that each year 2.6 million individuals in the USA become new users and most are younger than 19 years of age. Reports describe marijuana use as high as 40-50% in male Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome patients. It is this interest in cannabis in the World, coupled with recognition of a cyclic vomiting illness ass...
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عنوان ژورنال: Experimental Brain Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0014-4819,1432-1106
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-3967-0