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State of Alaska

More Information and References for Drug Use - Marijuana - Adults (18+)

References and Community Resources

'''References:''' 1. Crean RD, Crane NA, Mason BJ. An evidence based review of acute and long-term effects of cannabis use on executive cognitive functions. Journal of Addiction Medicine 2011;5(1):1-15. 2. Di Forti M, Iyegbe C, Sallis H, Kolliakou A, et al. Confirmation that the AKT1 (rs2494732) genotype influences the risk of psychosis in cannabis users. Biological Psychiatry 2012;72(10):811-816. 3. Caspi A, Moffitt TE, Cannon M, et al. Moderation of the effect of adolescent-onset cannabis use on adult psychosis by a functional polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene: longitudinal evidence of a gene X environment interaction. Biological Psychiatry 2005;57(10):1117-1127. 4. Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies. Prevention programs that address youth marijuana use. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 2014. 5. Mason WA, Fleming CB, Haggerty KP. Prevention of marijuana misuse: School-, family-, and community-based approaches. In M. T. Compton (Ed.), Marijuana and Mental Health. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Publishing. In press. 6. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. Practicing effective prevention. [https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/prevention]. Accessed on September 24, 2019. '''Resources:''' DrugFacts: Marijuana | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) [https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana] Get the facts about marijuana for your family [http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Director/Pages/marijuana/facts.aspx] Marijuana (Cannabis) - SAMHSA [https://www.samhsa.gov/atod/marijuana]

More Resources and Links

Alaska and national goals may be found at the following sites:

Alaska health promotion resources may be found at the following site:

Evidence-based community health improvement ideas and interventions may be found at the following sites:

Maps of health indicators for various subdivisions of Alaska may be found at the following site:

Additional indicator data by state and county may be found on these Websites:

Medical literature can be queried at the PubMed website.

For an on-line medical dictionary, click on this Dictionary link.

AK-IBIS Web Citation

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AK-IBIS Indicator Citation:
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Example:
Diabetes Prevalence. Retrieved on March 25, 2016, from Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health (AK-IBIS) website: http://ibis.dhss.alaska.gov/.

Surveillance and Evaluation Team, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 3601 C St, Ste 722, Anchorage, AK 99503. Telephone: 907-269-2020. Email: IBIS-PH@Alaska.gov
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Content updated: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 08:34:04 AKDT
The information provided above is from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services' Center for Health Data and Statistics AK-IBIS web site (http://ibis.dhss.alaska.gov/). The information published on this website may be reproduced without permission. Please use the following citation: " Retrieved Wed, 27 January 2021 17:07:08 from Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Center for Health Data and Statistics, Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health Web site: http://ibis.dhss.alaska.gov/ ".

Content updated: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 08:34:04 AKDT