Recreational cannabis use: pleasures and pitfalls

Joseph G Rella

doi:10.3949/ccjm.82a.14073

Recreational cannabis use: pleasures and pitfalls

Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Nov;82(11):765-72. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14073.

Author

Joseph G Rella^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA. E-mail: jor9144@med.cornell.edu.
² Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.

PMID: 26540327
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14073

Abstract

Cannabis is widely used for a variety of reasons, and its changing legal status may foster more new users. Although the acute clinical effects of cannabis are generally benign, clinicians should be aware of health complications and testing limitations.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Cannabis*
Humans
Marijuana Smoking / psychology*
Pleasure*
Public Health