ADDICTION - CRAVING

 ADDICTION - CRAVING:

• 2024
• Can CBD help with Addiction? by Dr. Peter Grinspoon: https://drpetergrinspoon.substack.com/p/can-cbd-help-with-addiction?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1570050&post_id=146900578&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=25amte&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
• "Everything is kind of the same except my mind is with me": Exploring cannabis substitution in a sample of adults in early recovery from an opioid or stimulant addiction. https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-024-01002-0 
• 2023:
• Does cannabis use substitute for opioids? A preliminary, exploratory survey in opioid maintenance patients.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00406-023-01718-3 
• Cannabis Use to manage opioid cravings among people who use unregulated opioids during a drug toxicity crisis. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395923001603?via%3Dihub 
• Users of Non-prescription opioids frequently turn to cannabis to reduce drug cravings (Canada) https://norml.org/news/2023/08/03/study-users-of-non-prescription-opioids-frequently-turn-to-cannabis-to-reduce-drug-cravings/ 
• Cannabidiol Reduces Nicotine Withdrawal Severity and State Anxiety During an Acute E-cigarette Abstinence Period: A Novel, Open-Label Study: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/can.2022.0317
• 2022:
• Targeting the endocannabinoid system in the treatment of addiction disorders:  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360685011_Targeting_the_endocannabinoid_system_in_the_treatment_of_addiction_disorders
• CANNABINOIDS FOR CANNABIS USE DISORDER?:    https://www.projectcbd.org/science/cannabinoids-cannabis-use-disorder?utm_source=Project+CBD+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=fc2e6f0c39-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_26_07_50_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ea5031784e-fc2e6f0c39-11562609
• Abrupt withdrawal of cannabidiol (CBD): A randomized trial:  https://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050(19)31116-3/fulltext
• Associations between state-level policy liberalism, cannabis use, and cannabis use disorder from 2004 to 2012: Looking beyond medical cannabis law status:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095539591830272X
• Gene linked to cannabis abuse:  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190618104828.htm
• CANNABIS: NOT THE ONLY CAUSE OF CANNABIS WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME:  https://www.projectcbd.org/news/quick-hits/cannabis-withdrawal-causes?utm_source=Project+CBD+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=e12620d33f-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_10_22_07_28&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ea5031784e-e12620d33f-6830217
• Evaluation of the effects of CBD hemp extract on opioid use and quality of life indicators in chronic pain patients: a prospective cohort study:  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00325481.2019.1685298
• 2020
• Development of a Cannabis Assessment Tool (CAT-1) to measure current and lifetime marijuana use among older Veterans. (USA, full, 2020) https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/1/e034274.long 
• Substance Use among Spanish Adolescents: The Information Paradox. (Spain, full, 2020) https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/2/627/htm 
• Cannabinoid Modulation of Food-Cocaine Choice in Male Rhesus Monkeys. (USA, link to PDF, 2020) http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2020/01/15/jpet.119.263707.long 
• Negative mood as a mediator of the association between insomnia severity and marijuana problems in college students. (USA, abstract, 2020) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31997499/ 
• Adolescent cannabis exposure increases heroin reinforcement in rats genetically vulnerable to addiction. (Italy, abstract, 2020) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002839082030040X 
• 2019
• Cannabis use among a nationally representative cross-sectional sample of smokers and non-smokers in the Netherlands: results from the 2015 ITC Netherlands Gold Magic Survey. (Netherlands/ USA/ Canada, full, 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6443198/ 
• Tolerance and dependence to Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in rhesus monkeys: Activity assessments. (USA, full, 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6413903/ 
•  Relative effectiveness of N-acetylcysteine and baclofen as anti-craving agents in cannabis dependence - A retrospective study with telephonic follow-up. (India, full, 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6532463/ 
• Therapeutic Prospects of Cannabidiol for Alcohol Use Disorder and Alcohol-Related Damages on the Liver and the Brain. (France/ Belgium, full, 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6554654/ 
• Association of US Medical Marijuana Laws With Non-medical Prescription Opioid Use and Prescription Opioid Use Disorder. (USA, full, 2019) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2738028 
• The Potential of Cannabidiol as a Treatment for Psychosis and Addiction: Who Benefits Most? A Systematic Review. (Netherlands, full, 2019) https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/7/1058/htm 
• Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking, and Decision-Making in Long-Term Abstinent Cannabis Dependent Patients. (Turkey, full, 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6300835/ 
• The sesquiterpene beta-caryophyllene oxide attenuates ethanol drinking and place conditioning in mice. (USA, full, 2019) https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(19)30403-7?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2405844019304037%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 
• How effective and safe is medical cannabis as a treatment of mental disorders? A systematic review. (Germany/ Tanzania, full, 2019) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00406-019-00984-4 
• Cannabis and Mood Disorders. (USA/ Canada, full, 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6329464/  
• Puff, puff, drink: The association between blunt and alcohol use among African American adolescents and young adults. (USA, full, 2019) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6656631/ 
• Reduced responsiveness of the reward system is associated with tolerance to cannabis impairment in chronic users. (Netherlands/ Germany, full, 2019) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/adb.12870 
• Anti-nociceptive and Abuse Potential Effects of Cannabinoid/Opioid Combinations in a Chronic Pain Model in Rats. (Jordan/ Saudi Arabia, link to PDF, 2019) https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/11/328 
• Cannabidiol for the Reduction of Cue-Induced Craving and Anxiety in Drug-Abstinent Individuals With Heroin Use Disorder: A Double-Blind Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. (USA,abstract, 2019) https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/abs/10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.18101191?journalCode=ajp 
• Potential of Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands as Treatment for Substance Use Disorders. (USA, full, 2019)https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zheng-Xiong_Xi/publication/335996255_Potential_of_Cannabinoid_Receptor_Ligands_as_Treatment_for_Substance_Use_Disorders/links/5d8fa30c458515202b723851/Potential-of-Cannabinoid-Receptor-Ligands-as-Treatment-for-Substance-Use-Disorders.pdf  
• Characterising heterogeneity in the use of different cannabis products: latent class analysis with 55 000 people who use cannabis and associations with severity of cannabis dependence. (UK/ Australia, PDF, 2019) https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/201464437/LCA_GDS_manuscript_final_.pdf
• Can cannabis help ease addiction? (USA, interview, 2019) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02684-4 
• Pharmacotherapies for cannabis dependence. (Australia) (summary in English, Full, 2019) https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD008940.pub3/full 
• Several clock genes polymorphisms are meaningful risk factors in the development and severity of cannabis addiction. (France/ UK, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30526093/ 
• Neural and behavioral correlates of attentional bias to cannabis cues among adults with cannabis use disorders. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30589308/ 
• Sexual Minority Youth at Risk of Early and Persistent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10508-018-1275-7 
• Synthetic cannabinoid use disorder: an update for general psychiatrists. (Australia, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30663326/ 
• Associations between state-level policy liberalism, cannabis use, and cannabis use disorder from 2004 to 2012: Looking beyond medical cannabis law status. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30685092/ 
• Exogenous progesterone for cannabis withdrawal in women: Feasibility trial of a novel multimodal methodology. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305718304283?via%3Dihub 
• Increased sensitivity to Δ9-THC-induced rewarding effects after seven-week exposure to electronic and tobacco cigarettes in mice. (Italy, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X19301580?via%3Dihub 
• Impact of Medical Marijuana Laws on State-Level Marijuana Use by Age and Gender, 2004-2013. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11121-017-0848-3 
• Cannabis abuse and dependence in kidney transplant candidates. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022399918310109?via%3Dihub 
• Acute effects of cannabinoids on addiction endophenotypes are moderated by genes encoding the CB1 receptor and FAAH enzyme. (UK, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31013550/ 
• Effects of the synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist JWH-018 on abuse-related effects of opioids in rhesus monkeys. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871619301942?via%3Dihub 
• Endocannabinoid Signaling in the Central Amygdala and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis: Implications for the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder. (USA, abstract, 2019)  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31373708/ 
• Cannabis Use Motivations among Adults Prescribed Opioids for Pain versus Opioid Addiction. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31375419/ 
• Endocannabinoid System and Alcohol Abuse Disorders. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-21737-2_6 
• Cannabidiol (CBD) use in psychiatric disorders: A systematic review. (UK/ Italy, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0161813X19300774?via%3Dihub 
• Medical cannabis for chronic pain: can it make a difference in pain management? (Malaysia, abstract, 2019) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00540-019-02680-y 
• Alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder symptomatology in adolescents are differentially related to dysfunction in brain regions supporting face processing. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925492719300459?via%3Dihub 
• Savoring Moderates the Link between Marijuana Use and Marijuana Problems. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31552772/ 
• Cannabidiol attenuates the rewarding effects of cocaine in rats by CB2, 5-TH1A and TRPV1 receptor mechanisms. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390819302990?via%3Dihub 
• Problems with defining cannabis dependence. (UK, abstract, 2019) http://www.medicalcannabisbelgique.com/2019/10/22/problems-with-defining-cannabis-dependence/ 
• Cannabis use disorders among adults in the United States during a time of increasing use of cannabis. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871619302273 
•  Cannabis use disorder among people using cannabis daily/almost daily in the United States, 2002-2016. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871619303989?via%3Dihub 
• Use of tobacco products/devices for marijuana consumption and association with substance use problems among U.S. young adults (2015-2016). (USA, abstract, 2019) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460319305088?via%3Dihub 
• Depressive symptoms and cannabis use in a placebo-controlled trial of N-Acetylcysteine for adult cannabis use disorder. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31712969/ 
• Cannabis Use in Persons With Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Vulnerability to Substance Misuse. (Canada, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31725152/ 
• Weaker Memory Performance Exacerbates Stress-Induced Cannabis Craving in Youths' Daily Lives. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31737439/ 
• D3 dopamine receptors and a missense mutation of fatty acid amide hydrolase linked in mouse and men: implication for addiction. (Canada/ USA, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31775159/ 
• Cannabis Use Disorder and Perioperative Outcomes in Major Elective Surgeries: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. (Canada, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31789638/ 
•  Cannabinoids and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Axis: Emerging Effects of Cannabidiol and Potential Applications to Alcohol Use Disorders. (USA, abstract, 2019) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acer.14256 
• No evidence of associations between genetic liability for schizophrenia and development of cannabis use disorder. (Denmark, abstract, 2019) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31813396/ 
• THC exposure during adolescence does not modify nicotine reinforcing effects and relapse in adult male mice. (Spain, abstract, 2019) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-019-05416-8 
• The Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, Illegal Drugs and Medicines An estimate of consumption and substance-related disorders in Germany. (Germany/ USA, full, link to full in German, 2019) https://www.aerzteblatt.de/int/archive/article?id=209404 
• 2018
• Cannabis and the Opioid Crisis. (interview – 2018)
  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5931647/
• Binge Drinking Rates Drop In States With Recreational Marijuana Laws. (news – 2018) https://www.weedworldmagazine.org/2018/04/06/binge-drinking-rates-drop-in-states-with-recreational-marijuana-laws/
• I Kicked My Opioid Addiction with Marijuana. (news – 2018)
  https://www.thedailybeast.com/i-kicked-my-opioid-addiction-with-marijuana?ref=scroll
• Legalization Doesn’t Increase Problematic Marijuana Use, Study Finds. (news – 2018)
  https://www.marijuanamoment.net/legalization-doesnt-increase-problematic-marijuana-use-study-finds/
• Gene variants and educational attainment in cannabis use: mediating role of DNA methylation. (USA/ Italy, full, 2018) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-017-0087-1 
• Systematic analysis of changes in cannabis use among participants in control conditions of randomised controlled trials. (Australia, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5845928/ 
• Cannabinoid Modulation of Eukaryotic Initiation Factors (eIF2α and eIF2B1) and Behavioral Cross-Sensitization to Cocaine in Adolescent Rats. (USA/ Sweden/ Italy, full, 2018) https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(18)30259-6 
• Nineteen and Up study (19Up): understanding pathways to mental health disorders in young Australian twins. (Australia/ USA/ UK, full, 2018) https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/3/e018959.long 
• Gender-specific association of functional prodynorphin 68 bp repeats with cannabis exposure in an African American cohort. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.dovepress.com/gender-specific-association-of-functional-prodynorphin-68-bp-repeats-w-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NDT 
• Job exposure to the public in relation with alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use: Findings from the CONSTANCES cohort study. (France, full, 2018) https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196330 
• Effects of Treatment Length and Chat-Based Counseling in a Web-Based Intervention for Cannabis Users: Randomized Factorial Trial. (Germany, full, 2018) https://www.jmir.org/2018/5/e166/ 
• Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) of cannabinoid replacement therapy (Nabiximols) for the management of treatment-resistant cannabis dependent patients: a study protocol. (Australia, full, 2018) https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-018-1682-2 
• 2-Arachidonoylglycerol: A signaling lipid with manifold actions in the brain. (Netherlands/ Italy, full, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0163782717300619?via%3Dihub 
• Effects of Cocaine Self-Administration and Its Extinction on the Rat Brain Cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 Receptors. (Poland, full, 2018) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12640-018-9910-6 
• Therapeutic potential of medicinal marijuana: an educational primer for health care professionals. (Canada, full, 2018) https://www.dovepress.com/therapeutic-potential-of-medicinal-marijuana-an-educational-primer-for-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-DHPS 
• Young adults report increased pleasure from smoking cigarettes when drinking alcohol but not when using marijuana. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5779098/ 
• Psychosocial and pharmacological interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorder. (Canada, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5811668/ 
• Impulsivity traits and addiction-related behaviors in youth. (Denmark/ UK, full, 2018) https://akjournals.com/view/journals/2006/7/2/article-p317.xml 
• Unique treatment potential of cannabidiol for the prevention of relapse to drug use: preclinical proof of principle. (USA/ Spain, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6098033/ 
• Negative urgency partially accounts for the relationship between major depressive disorder and marijuana problems. (USA, full, 2018) https://bpded.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40479-018-0087-7 
• Adverse childhood experiences among patients with substance use disorders at a referral psychiatric hospital in Kenya. (Kenya/ Botswana, full, 2018) https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-018-1780-1 
• Psychometric evaluation of a lifetime version of the marijuana problems scale. (Canada, full, 2018)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6026720/ 
• Adolescents show differential dysfunctions related to Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorder severity in emotion and executive attention neuro-circuitries. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158218301888?via%3Dihub 
• Emerging Evidence for Cannabis' Role in Opioid Use Disorder. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6135562/ 
• Non-medical Cannabis Self-Exposure as a Dimensional Predictor of Opioid Dependence Diagnosis: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis. (USA/ Italy, full, 2018) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00283/full 
• Adolescent cannabinoid exposure induces irritability-like behavior and cocaine cross-sensitization without affecting the escalation of cocaine self-administration in adulthood. (USA/ Italy/ Sweden, full, 2018) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-31921-5 
• Exploring the association of legalisation status of cannabis with problematic cannabis use and impulsivity in the USA. (Australia, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6152614/ 
• Neuroimaging meta-analysis of cannabis use studies reveals convergent functional alterations in brain regions supporting cognitive control and reward processing. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5858977/ 
• Open-label pilot study of injectable naltrexone for cannabis dependence. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6082728/ 
• Cannabidiol reverses attentional bias to cigarette cues in a human experimental model of tobacco withdrawal. (UK, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6099309/ 
• Adolescent THC exposure does not sensitize conditioned place preferences to subthreshold d-amphetamine in male and female rats. (USA/ Canada, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5920568/ 
• Abuse potential assessment of cannabidiol (CBD) in recreational polydrug users: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. (Canada/ USA, full, 2018) https://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050(18)30483-9/fulltext 
• Trends in treatment of problematic cannabis use in Ontario's specialized addiction treatment system from 2010/11 to 2015/16: a repeated cross-sectional study of a health administrative database. (Canada, full, 2018) http://cmajopen.ca/content/6/4/E495.full 
• Mental Health Issues and Substance Use in the United States: Pulling the Power Levers. (USA, full, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30406713/ 
• The Modulating Role of Sex and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Hormones in Cannabinoid Sensitivity. (Italy, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6212868/ 
• Cannabis Use Among Remote Indigenous Australians: Opportunities to Support Change Identified in Two Waves of Sampling. (Australia, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6225832/ 
• Comorbidity of Symptoms of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Disorders among a PopulationBased Sample of Simultaneous Users. Insight from a Network Perspective. (Switzerland/ Canada/ UK, full, 2018) https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/12/2893/htm 
• Is 4/20 an Event-Specific Marijuana Holiday? A Daily Diary Investigation of Marijuana Use and Consequences Among College Students. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5148743/ 
• Drug Use during Pregnancy and its Consequences: A Nested Case Control Study on Severe Maternal Morbidity. (Brazil, full in English, abstract in Portuguese, 2018) https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0038-1667291 
• Cannabinoid receptor-1 signaling contributions to sign-tracking and conditioned reinforcement in rats. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6344029/ 
• Predictors of Topiramate Tolerability in Heavy Cannabis-Using Adolescents and Young Adults: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5825284/ 
• Trajectory Classes of Cannabis Use and Heavy Drinking among Rural African American Adolescents: Multilevel Predictors of Class Membership. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6043384/ 
• Fatty acid binding protein deletion prevents stress-induced preference for cocaine and dampens stress-induced corticosterone levels. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6341999/ 
•  Impact of co-administration of oxycodone and smoked cannabis on analgesia and abuse liability. (USA/ Australia, full, 2018) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-018-0011-2 
• Subcortical Local Functional Hyperconnectivity in Cannabis Dependence. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451902217302033?via%3Dihub 
• Associations Between Personality Disorders and Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder: A Population-Based Twin Study. (Norway/ USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6043378/ 
• The impact of cohort substance use upon likelihood of transitioning through stages of alcohol and cannabis use and use disorder: Findings from the Australian National Survey on Mental Health and Wellbeing. (Australia/ USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6579538/ 
• "God put weed here for us to smoke": A mixed methods study of religion and spirituality among adolescents with cannabis use disorders. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6430642/ 
• Is Cannabis Use Associated With Increased Risk of Cigarette Smoking Initiation, Persistence, and Relapse? Longitudinal Data From a Representative Sample of US Adults. (USA/ Australia, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6355334/ 
• Appetitive startle modulation in the human laboratory predicts Cannabis craving in the natural environment. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6015780/ 
• Cannabidiol regulates behavioural alterations and gene expression changes induced by spontaneous cannabinoid withdrawal. (Spain, full, 2018) https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bph.14226 
• Daily patterns of marijuana and alcohol co-use among individuals with alcohol and cannabis use disorders. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984172/ 
•  Subjective cannabis effects as part of a developing disorder in adolescents and emerging adults. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5912694/ 
• The effect of high-dose dronabinol (oral THC) maintenance on cannabis self administration. (USA, full, 2018) https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/5959782 
• A pilot trial of text-delivered peer network counseling to treat young adults with cannabis use disorder. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360935/ 
• Heavy marijuana use but not deprivation is associated with increased stressor reactivity. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5951409/ 
• Effects of exercise on experimentally manipulated craving for cannabis: A preliminary study. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6162100/ 
• Deficient endocannabinoid signaling in the central amygdala contributes to alcohol dependence-related anxiety-like behavior and excessive alcohol intake. (USA/ Spain, full, 2018) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-018-0055-3 
• The endocannabinoid-alcohol crosstalk: recent advances on a bi-faceted target. (Italy, full, 2018) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1440-1681.12967 
• Influence of tiagabine maintenance on cannabis effects and related behaviors in daily cannabis users. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5990026/ 
• Reinforcing effects of opioid/cannabinoid mixtures in rhesus monkeys responding under a food/drug choice procedure. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6045955/ 
• Marijuana use among adolescent multiple tobacco product users and unique risks of dual tobacco and marijuana use. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6062467/ 
• Opposing actions of CRF-R1 and CB1 receptors on VTA-GABAergic plasticity following chronic exposure to ethanol. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41386-018-0106-9 
• Impact of cannabis legalization on treatment and research priorities for cannabis use disorder. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6322658/ 
• Medicinal versus Recreational Cannabis Use among Returning Veterans. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6037171/ 
• Novel behavioral assays of spontaneous and precipitated THC withdrawal in mice. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6404969/ 
• Trends in cannabis use disorder by cigarette smoking status in the United States, 2002– 2016. (USA/ Australia, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6859449/ 
• Cannabinoid disruption of learning mechanisms involved in reward processing. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097761/ 
• Marital Status as a Partial Mediator of the Associations Between Young Adult Substance Use and Subsequent Substance Use Disorder: Application of Causal Inference Methods. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6090100/ 
• Highway to hell or magic smoke? The dose-dependence of Δ9-THC in place conditioning paradigms. (Germany/ Netherlands, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097764/ 
• Trajectories of pre- and postnatal co-use of cannabis and tobacco predict co-use and drug use disorders in adult offspring. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6239951/ 
•  Testing the role of the posterior cingulate cortex in processing salient stimuli in cannabis users: an rTMS study. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6767056/ 
• Mega-Analysis of Gray Matter Volume in Substance Dependence: General and Substance-Specific Regional Effects. (USA/ Australia/ Spain/ Netherlands/ SouthAfrica/ UK/ Germany/ Canada, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6427822/ 
• Cannabinoids for the treatment of cannabis abuse disorder. (Chile, full, 2018) https://www.medwave.cl/link.cgi/English/Updates/Epistemonikos/7286 
• Reduced Nicotine Content Cigarettes and Cannabis Use in Vulnerable Populations. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6219758/ 
• Disentangling longitudinal relations between youth cannabis use, peer cannabis use, and conduct problems: developmental cascading links to cannabis use disorder. (USA/ Netherlands, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6519359/ 
• Substance use problem in Sudan: elephant in the room. (Sudan, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6277952/ 
• Working Memory Training for Adolescents With Cannabis Use Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial. (USA, full, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6277048/ 
• Prevalence of Cannabis Use Disorder and Associated Factors among Cannabis Young Adult Users at Shashemene Town, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2016. (Ethiopia, link to full article, 2018) https://www.hindawi.com/journals/psychiatry/2018/6731341/ 
• Influence of the type of childhood violence on cannabis abuse and dependence among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (Mexico, links to PDFs in Spanish & English, 2018) http://adicciones.es/index.php/adicciones/article/view/1050 
• Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and substance use in US adults. (USA, link to PDF, 2018) http://folia.paru.cas.cz/artkey/fol-201801-0011_toxoplasma_gondii_seropositivity_and_substance_use_in_us_adults.php 
• Relationships between substance abuse/dependence and psychiatric disorders based on polygenic scores. (Spain, link to PDF, 2018)https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Associations-between-Polygenic-Risk-for-Psychiatric-Carey-Agrawal/7efd0879f4a8da6a6043f52cdf2dcb1dbe4958b7 
• Methylphenidate's effects on thalamic metabolism and functional connectivity in cannabis abusers and healthy controls. (USA, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/329353259_Methylphenidate's_effects_on_thalamic_metabolism_and_functional_connectivity_in_cannabis_abusers_and_healthy_controls 
•  Does thinner right entorhinal cortex underlie genetic liability to cannabis use? (UK, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Does-thinner-right-entorhinal-cortex-underlie-to-Paul-Bhattacharyya/970eecd043f78124c2fbc541e33b81b3340fe8a0 
• Overlap of heritable influences between cannabis use disorder, frequency of use and opportunity to use cannabis: trivariate twin modelling and implications for genetic design. (UK/ Australia/ USA, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Overlap-of-heritable-influences-between-cannabis-of-Hines-Morley/e716ca24af0b4f8643af7d273e06082e4ddc889e 
• Anxiety sensitivity components in relation to alcohol and cannabis use, motives, and problems in treatment-seeking cigarette smokers. (USA, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323636835_Anxiety_sensitivity_components_in_relation_to_alcohol_and_cannabis_use_motives_and_problems_in_treatment-seeking_cigarette_smokers 
• Nicotine dependence predicts cannabis use disorder symptoms among adolescents and young adults. (USA, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324555750_Nicotine_dependence_predicts_cannabis_use_disorder_symptoms_among_adolescents_and_young_adults 
• The association between perceived distress tolerance and cannabis use problems, cannabis withdrawal symptoms, and self-efficacy for quitting cannabis: The explanatory role of pain-related affective distress. (USA, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325321217_The_association_between_perceived_distress_tolerance_and_cannabis_use_problems_cannabis_withdrawal_symptoms_and_self-efficacy_for_quitting_cannabis_The_explanatory_role_of_pain-related_affective_distr 
• Spirituality, religiosity and addiction recovery: current perspectives. (Brazil/ Italy/ Paraguay/ UK, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325740898_Spirituality_Religiosity_and_Addiction_Recovery_Current_Perspectives 
• Cannabidiol treatment reduces the motivation to self-administer methamphetamine and methamphetamine-primed relapse in rats. (Australia, link to PDF, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327938519_Cannabidiol_treatment_reduces_the_motivation_to_self-administer_methamphetamine_and_methamphetamine-primed_relapse_in_rats 
• When and How to Treat Possible Cannabis Use Disorder. (USA/ Canada, full PDF, 2018) https://addictiondomain.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/When-and-How-to-Treat-Possible-Cannabis-Use-Disorder.pdf
• Cannabinoid CB1 receptor neutral antagonist AM4113 inhibits heroin self-administration without depressive side effects in rats. (USA/ China, link to download, 2018) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326124800_Cannabinoid_CB1_receptor_neutral_antagonist_AM4113_inhibits_heroin_self-administration_without_depressive_side_effects_in_rats 
• Role of the endocannabinoid system in drug addiction. (Spain, full article, 2018) https://aghealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ManzanaresJ_BiochemPharmacol2018_InPress%5b2%5d.pdf
• When Marijuana Is Used before Cigarettes or Alcohol: Demographic Predictors and Associations with Heavy Use, Cannabis Use Disorder, and Other Drug-related Outcomes. (USA, click “ cdc” for download, 2018) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=When+Marijuana+Is+Used+before+Cigarettes+or+Alcohol%3A+Demographic+Predictors+and+Associations+with+Heavy+Use%2C+Cannabis+Use+Disorder%2C+and+Other+Drug-related+Outcomes&btnG
• Falling rates of marijuana dependence among heavy users. (USA, click “unimuenchen” for download, 2018) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Falling+rates+of+marijuana+dependence+among+heavy+users.&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart 
• Spiritual belief and its link with potentially addictive behaviors in a youth sample in Switzerland. (Switzerland, click “unilch” for download of full in English & abstract in French, 2018) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Spiritual+belief+and+its+link+with+potentially+addictive+behaviors+in+a+youth+sample+in+Switzerland.&btnG 
• Evaluation of cognitive functions in individuals with synthetic cannabinoid use disorder and comparison to individuals with cannabis use disorder. (Turkey, click “researchgate” for download, 2018) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Evaluation+of+cognitive+functions+in+individuals+with+synthetic+cannabinoid+use+disorder+%09and+comparison+to+individuals+with+cannabis+use+disorder.&btnG 
• Prevalence of problematic cannabis use in Canada: Cross-sectional findings from the 2013 Canadian Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey. (Canada, click “davidhammond” for download, 2018) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22Prevalence+of+problematic+cannabis+use+in+Canada%3A+Cross-sectional+findings+from+the+%092013+Canadian+Tobacco%2C+Alcohol+and+Drugs+Survey.++++%22&btnG 
• Maternal separation increases alcohol-drinking behaviour and reduces endocannabinoid levels in the mouse striatum and prefrontal cortex. (Spain, click “upf” for download, 2018) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Maternal+separation+increases+alcohol-drinking+behaviour+and+reduces+endocannabinoid+levels+in+the+mouse+striatum+and+prefrontal+cortex%22&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart 
• Anxiety sensitivity and cannabis use problems, perceived barriers for quitting, and fear of quitting. (USA, click “mariarobles” for download, 2018) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Anxiety+sensitivity+and+cannabis+use+problems,+perceived+barriers+for+quitting,+and+fear+of+quitting%22&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart 
• Brain endocannabinoid signaling exhibits remarkable complexity. (Poland, Abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361923018302545 
• Repeated Cannabidiol treatment reduces cocaine intake and modulates neural proliferation and CB1R expression in the mouse hippocampus. (Spain, Abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390818307135 
• Cannabis and the Opioid Crisis. (USA, interview, 2018) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5931647/ 
• Cannabis use motives on weekends versus weekdays: Direct and indirect relations with cannabis use and related problems. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460318309134?via%3Dihub 
• Positive expectancies mediate the association between sensation seeking and marijuana outcomes in at-risk young adults: A test of the acquired preparedness model. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ajad.12754 
• Old and new synthetic cannabinoids: lessons from animal models. (Italy, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29376443/ 
• Mobile contingency management as an adjunctive treatment for co-morbid cannabis use disorder and cigarette smoking. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460317304604?via%3Dihub 
• Effects of alcohol and cigarette use on the initiation, reinitiation, and persistence of cannabis use from adolescence to emerging adulthood. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460317304744?via%3Dihub 
• Assessment of oxidative stress of platelets among chronic heroin and hashish addicts. (Jordan, abstract, 2018) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0960327118756721 
• Clinical and functional outcomes of cannabis use among individuals with anxiety disorders: A 3-year population-based longitudinal study. (Israel/ Canada/ Germany, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29486095/ 
• Opioid, Alcohol, and Cannabis Misuse Among Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa: a population-based analysis in the United States. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190962218303384 
• Does Cannabis Use Influence Opioid Outcomes and Quality of Life Among Buprenorphine Maintained Patients? A Cross-sectional, Comparative Study. (India, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29543612/ 
• Pain interference and alcohol, nicotine, and cannabis use disorder in a national sample of substance users. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871618301169 
• Sex-specific differences in cannabinoid-induced extracellular-signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation in the cingulate cortex, prefrontal cortex, and nucleus accumbens of Lister Hooded rats. (Italy, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29595540/ 
• The association between lifetime cannabis use and dysthymia across six birth decades. (Israel/ Canada/ USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032717324369 
• Are changes in drinking related to changes in cannabis use among Swedish adolescents? A time series analysis for the period 1989-2016. (Sweden, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29679954/ 
• Effects of anxiety and mood disorders on craving and substance use among patients with substance use disorder: An ecological momentary assessment study. (France/ USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871618302011 
• Distress intolerance moderation of motivated attention to cannabis and negative stimuli after induced stress among cannabis users: an ERP study. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29737034/ 
• Effects of cannabinoid type 2 receptor agonist AM1241 on morphine-induced antinociception, acute and chronic tolerance, and dependence in mice. (China, abstract, 2018) https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(18)30159-7/fulltext 
• Exposure to cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,212-2 during early adolescence increases alcohol preference and anxiety in CD1 mice. (Argentina, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390818302417 
• Is Cannabis Use Treatment Also Indicated for Patients with Low to Moderate Polysubstance Use. (Germany, abstract, 2018) https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/488345 
• Substance use and use disorders and treatment receipt among adults in families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), 2003-2014. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460318301849 
• A Survey of Payer Perspectives on Cannabis Use Disorder. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29927691/ 
• Quantitative Criteria to Screen for Cannabis Use Disorder. (Spain, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29949807/ 
• Loren Parsons' contribution to addiction neurobiology. (Italy/ USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29949237/ 
•  Fronto-striatal effective connectivity of working memory in adults with cannabis use disorder. (USA/ China, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925492718300167 
• Alteration to hippocampal volume and shape confined to cannabis dependence: a multisite study. (Australia/ UK/ Netherlands/ Spain, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30022573/ 
• Brain activity of anandamide: a rewarding bliss? (Italy/ USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Brain-activity-of-anandamide%3A-a-rewarding-bliss-Scherma-Masia/d8f7f9fc0814cb2a65687f4b81936b124642d004 
• Cannabidiol does not display drug abuse potential in mice behavior. (Spain, abstract, 2018) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41401-018-0032-8 
• Pharmacological regulation of cannabinoid CB2 receptor modulates the reinforcing and motivational actions of ethanol. (Spain, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006295218303101 
• Endocannabinoid signaling in psychiatric disorders: a review of positron emission tomography studies. (Canada/ USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41401-018-0081-z 
• Opposing roles of type-1 and type-2 cannabinoid receptors in cocaine stimulant and rewarding effects. (Brazil/ Ireland, abstract, 2018) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Opposing-roles-of-CB1-and-CB2-cannabinoid-receptors-Gobira-Oliveira/72069691b0ba5f96aa6c7d7c4cf2035231b44509 
• Astrocytic Mechanisms Involving Kynurenic Acid Control Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-Induced Increases in Glutamate Release in Brain Reward-Processing Areas. (USA/ Italy, abstract, 2018)  https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Astrocytic-Mechanisms-Involving-Kynurenic-Acid-in-Secci-Mascia/dffb4ea792f2f7265f3a5e95b3cedf4fca4485ba 
• Cannabis use during alcohol treatment is associated with alcohol-related problems one year post-treatment. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871618306677 
• Distress tolerance and cannabis craving: The impact of laboratory-induced distress. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30346191/ 
• The Relationship Between Tobacco and Cannabis Use: A Review. (Canada, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30362881/ 
• Varenicline and nabilone in tobacco and cannabis co-users: effects on tobacco abstinence, withdrawal and a laboratory model of cannabis relapse. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30378231/ 
• Neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors mediate ∆9 -THC dependence: Mouse and human studies. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30378732/ 
• Synthetic cannabinoid use among a sample of individuals enrolled in community-based recovery programs: Are synthetic cannabinoids actually preferred to other drugs? (USA, abstract, 2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30457960/ 
• Denise Kandel's classic work on the gateway sequence of drug acquisition. (UK/ USA, abstract,  2018) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29575218/ 
• Time since first cannabis use and 12-month prevalence of cannabis use disorder among youth and emerging adults in the United States. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/add.14511 
• Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, risky substance use and substance use disorders: a follow-up study among young men. (Switzerland/ Canada/ UK, abstract, 2018) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Adult-attention-deficit%2Fhyperactivity-disorder%2C-use-Est%C3%A9vez-Lamorte-Foster/e3bafe78d73ebe429cfc2352121e3185cc35eacd 
• Onset, Comorbidity, and Predictors of Nicotine, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use Disorders Among North American Indigenous Adolescents. (USA, abstract, 2018) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10802-018-0500-0 
• Association Between Adolescent Blunt Use and the Uptake of Cigars. (USA, full in English, links to abstract in Spanish & Chinese, 2018) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2757254 
• 2017 
• Mice expressing a "hyper-sensitive" form of the CB1 cannabinoid receptor (CB1) show modestly enhanced alcohol preference and consumption. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398885/ 
• Adolescent Female Cannabinoid Exposure Diminishes the Reward-Facilitating Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol and d-Amphetamine in the Adult Male Offspring. (Greece/ USA, full, 2017) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2017.00225/full  
• Two steps forward, one step back: current harm reduction policy and politics in the United States. (USA, full, 2017) https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12954-017-0157-y 
• Addictive neurons. (USA/ Russia/ Germany, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5479441/ 
•  Epigenetic Interactions between Alcohol and Cannabinergic Effects: Focus on Histone Modification and DNA Methylation. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5515243/  
• Individual and combined effects of cannabis and tobacco on drug reward processing in non-dependent users. (UK, full, 2017) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-017-4698-2  
• Cognitive control in young adults with cannabis use disorder: An event-related brain potential study. (Netherlands, full, 2017) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881117719262 
• Trends of Cannabis Use Disorder in the Inpatient: 2002 - 2011. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(17)30094-3/fulltext 
•  Prevalence and correlates of treatment utilization among adults with cannabis use disorder in the United States. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871617302284 
• Measuring cannabis consumption: Psychometric properties of the Daily Sessions, Frequency, Age of Onset, and Quantity of Cannabis Use Inventory (DFAQ-CU). (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446174/ 
• Prevalence of consumption of addictive substances amongst Moroccan fishermen. (Morocco, full, 2017) https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/IMH.2017.0004/42124 
• Cannabinoid type 2 receptors in dopamine neurons inhibits psychomotor behaviors, alters anxiety, depression and alcohol preference. (USA/ Japan/ Brazil, full, 2017) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-17796-y    
• Alterations in Rat Accumbens Endocannabinoid and GABA Content during Fentanyl Treatment: The Role of Ghrelin. (Czech Republic, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5713452/ 
• Pharmacological Inhibition of Brain Fatty Acid Binding Protein Reduces Ethanol Consumption in Mice. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5777574/ 
• Mediating Effects of Global Negative Effect Expectancies on the Association between Problematic Cannabis Use and Social Anxiety. (Italy, full, 2017) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2017.00249/full 
• Sex Differences in Cannabis Use Disorder Diagnosis Involved Hospitalizations in the United States. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5636049/ 
• Effects of Adolescent Cannabinoid Self-Administration in Rats on Addiction-Related Behaviors and Working Memory. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2016178 
• Cannabis use patterns and motives: A comparison of younger, middle-aged, and older medical cannabis dispensary patients. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5492936/ 
• Brain cannabinoid receptor 2: expression, function and modulation. (China/ USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5342669/ 
• Problematic Use of Prescription Opioids and Medicinal Cannabis Among Patients Suffering from Chronic Pain. (Israel, full, 2017) https://academic.oup.com/painmedicine/article/18/2/294/2924709 
•  Acceptability and effectiveness of a web-based psychosocial intervention among criminal justice involved adults. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5346353/ 
•  Is recovery from cannabis use problems different from alcohol and other drugs? Results from a national probability-based sample of the United States adult population. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395917303638 
• Cannabis Use and Disorder From Childhood to Adulthood in a Longitudinal Community Sample With American Indians. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5564181/ 
• Loose regulation of medical marijuana programs associated with higher rates of adult marijuana use but not cannabis use disorder. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5735415/  
• Genome-wide association study identifies a novel locus for cannabis dependence. (USA/ Australia/ UK, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5938138/ 
•  The association between alcohol use trajectories from adolescence to adulthood and cannabis use disorder in adulthood: a 22-year longitudinal study. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5581279/ 
• CB1-Dependent Long-Term Depression in Ventral Tegmental Area GABA Neurons: a Novel Target for Marijuana. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678024/ 
•  Effect of oxytocin pretreatment on cannabis outcomes in a brief motivational intervention. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5361569/ 
• Post-sensitization treatment with rimonabant blocks the expression of cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization and c-Fos protein in mice. (Brazil, full, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305717301995?via%3Dihub 
• Intentional cannabis use to reduce crack cocaine use in a Canadian setting: A longitudinal analysis. (Canada, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500311/  
• Cannabidiol regulation of emotion and emotional memory processing: relevance for treating anxiety-related and substance abuse disorders. (UK/ Brazil, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5595771/ 
• Perceived harms and benefits of tobacco, marijuana, and electronic vaporizers among young adults in Colorado: Implications for health education and research. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5593776/ 
• Substantiated childhood maltreatment and young adulthood cannabis use disorders: A pre-birth cohort study. (Australia/ USA/ Canada, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5603409/ 
• Blockade of alcohol escalation and “relapse” drinking by pharmacological FAAH inhibition in male and female C57BL/6J mice. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693682/  
• Phenotypic and familial associations between childhood maltreatment and cannabis initiation and problems in young adult European-American and African-American women. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5599374/ 
• Incremental validity of estimated cannabis grams as a predictor of problems and cannabinoid biomarkers: Evidence from a clinical trial. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5742553/ 
• Developmentally Specific Associations Between CNR1 Genotype and Cannabis Use Across Emerging Adulthood. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5675419/ 
• Predicting Persistent, Limited, and Delayed Problematic Cannabis Use in Early Adulthood: Findings From a Longitudinal Study. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5679452/ 
• Decisional balance and processes of change in community-recruited with moderate-high versus mild severity of cannabis dependence (Spain/ Australia, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5714356/ 
•  Synthetic Pot: Not Your Grandfather's Marijuana. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5329767/ 
• Nabilone pharmacotherapy for cannabis dependence: A randomized, controlled pilot study. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5699926/ 
• A randomized placebo-controlled trial of N-acetylcysteine for cannabis use disorder in adults. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535813/ 
•  Context-dependent effects of rimonabant on ethanol-induced conditioned place preference in female mice. (Brazil/ USA, full, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871617304052 
• Cannabis use disorder and male sex predict medical cannabis card status in a sample of high risk adolescents. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6043896/ 
•  Associations between childhood ADHD, gender, and adolescent alcohol and marijuana involvement: A causally informative design. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818293/ 
• S100A10 identified in a genome-wide gene × cannabis dependence interaction analysis of risky sexual behaviours. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5487272/ 
• Cannabis use, attitudes, and legal status in the U.S.: A review. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6348863/ 
• Impact of synthetic cannabinoids on the duration of opioid-related withdrawal and craving among patients of addiction clinics in Kazakhstan: A prospective case-control study. (Kazakhstan/ Italy/ UK, full, 2017) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hup.2618 
•  Whole genome sequence study of cannabis dependence in two independent cohorts. (USA, full, 2017)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5522771/ 
• Examination of cumulative effects of early adolescent depression on cannabis and alcohol use disorder in late adolescence in a community-based cohort. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5633491/ 
• Endocannabinoid Regulation of Reward and Reinforcement through Interaction with Dopamine and Endogenous Opioid Signaling. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2017126 
• Perceived injunctive norms and cannabis-related problems: The interactive influence of parental injunctive norms and race. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5995670/ 
• Adolescent alcohol and cannabis use in Iceland 1995-2015. (Iceland, full, 2017) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dar.12587 
• Sex-Dependent Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: A Translational Perspective. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2017140 
• Positive Allosteric Modulation of Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Suppresses Pathological Pain Without Producing Tolerance or Dependence. (USA/ UK, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758437/ 
•  Adolescent cannabinoid exposure effects on natural reward seeking and learning in rats. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5790819/ 
• Stress Promotes Drug Seeking Through Glucocorticoid-Dependent Endocannabinoid Mobilization in the Prelimbic Cortex. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5889367/ 
•  Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol-like discriminative stimulus effects of five novel synthetic cannabinoids in rats. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823726/ 
•  Chronic Δ9-THC in Rhesus Monkeys: Effects on Cognitive Performance and Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Availability. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774214/ 
• Is there a potential of misuse for Magnolia officinalis compounds/metabolites? (UK, full, 2017) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/hup.2595 
• Exacerbated Craving in the Presence of Stress and Drug Cues in Drug-Dependent Patients. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5809798/ 
• The Intergenerational Transmission of Cannabis Use: Associations Between Parental History of Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder, Low Positive Parenting, and Offspring Cannabis Use. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805616/ 
• Cigarette use is increasing among people with illicit substance use disorders in the United States, 2002-14: emerging disparities in vulnerable populations. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369915/ 
• Mechanisms Underlying Sex Differences in Cannabis Use. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5828236/ 
• Cannabinoid-1 receptor neutral antagonist reduces binge-like alcohol consumption and alcohol-induced accumbal dopaminergic signaling. (USA, full, 2017) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820178/ 
• Identity as a cannabis user is related to problematic patterns of consumption among emerging adults. (USA, full, 2017) https://europepmc.org/article/PMC/5807127
• The endocannabinoid system as a target for addiction treatment: Trials and tribulations. (Canada/ USA, link to PDF, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317252828_The_endocannabinoid_system_as_a_target_for_addiction_treatment_Trials_and_tribulations 
• Associations between butane hash oil use and cannabis-related problems. (USA, click “researchgate” for full download, 2017) https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Associations+between+butane+hash+oil+use+and+cannabis-related+problems&btnG
• Treatment seeking in cannabis dependence: The role of social cognition. (Australia, link to PDF, 2017)  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310391045_Treatment_seeking_in_cannabis_dependence_The_role_of_social_cognition 
• Social cognitive predictors of treatment outcome in cannabis dependence. (Australia, link to PDF, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309711745_Social_cognitive_predictors_of_treatment_outcome_in_cannabis_dependence 
• ABCB1 C3435T polymorphism is associated with tetrahydrocannabinol blood levels in heavy cannabis users. (France, link to PDF, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319617079_ABCB1_C3435T_polymorphism_is_associated_with_tetrahydrocannabinol_blood_levels_in_heavy_cannabis_users 
• Endocannabinoid mechanism in amphetamine-type stimulant use disorders: A short review. (China, link to PDF, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319647666_Endocannabinoid_mechanism_in_amphetamine-type_stimulant_use_disorders_A_short_review 
• Chloramphenicol decreases CB1 receptor expression in the nucleus accumbens and prefrontal cortex and prevents amphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in rats. (Mexico, link to PDF, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317693701_Chloramphenicol_decreases_CB1_receptor_expression_in_the_nucleus_accumbens_and_prefrontal_cortex_and_prevents_amphetamine-induced_conditioned_place_preference_in_rats 
• Reward-related limbic memory and stimulation of the cannabinoid system: An upgrade in value attribution? (Italy, link to PDF, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319549023_Reward-related_limbic_memory_and_stimulation_of_the_cannabinoid_system_An_upgrade_in_value_attribution 
• Cannabidiol reduces ethanol consumption, motivation and relapse in mice. (Spain, full article, 2017) https://aghealth.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2017-Addiction_BiologyCBD-alcohol2.pdf 
• Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Versions of the Cannabis Use Problems Identification Test (CUPIT) and the Adult Cannabis Problems Questionnaire (CPQ). (Turkey, full, 2017) https://toad.halileksi.net/sites/default/files/pdf/cannabis-use-problems-identification-test-cupit-toad.pdf 
• Understanding marijuana's effects on functional connectivity of the default mode network in patients with schizophrenia and co-occurring cannabis use disorder: A pilot investigation. (USA, full article, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adina_Fischer/publication/319192444_Understanding_marijuana's_effects_on_functional_connectivity_of_the_default_mode_network_in_patients_with_schizophrenia_and_co-occurring_cannabis_use_disorder_A_pilot_investigation/links/5a472635aca272d2945ed4cf/Understanding-marijuanas-effects-on-functional-connectivity-of-the-default-mode-network-in-patients-with-schizophrenia-and-co-occurring-cannabis-use-disorder-A-pilot-investigation.pdf
•  Effects of the 2009 Medical Cannabinoid Legalization Policy on Hospital Use for Cannabinoid Dependency and Persistent Vomiting. (USA/ Republic of Korea, full article, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ji_Yoo2/publication/317869870_Effects_of_2009_medical_cannabinoid_legalization_policy_on_hospital_utilization_due_to_dependency_persistent_vomiting_in_the_US/links/5b18a60e0f7e9b68b424b1ab/Effects-of-2009-medical-cannabinoid-legalization-policy-on-hospital-utilization-due-to-dependency-persistent-vomiting-in-the-US.pdf 
• Effects of cannabinoid drugs on aversive or rewarding drug-associated memory extinction and reconsolidation. (Brazil, full article, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306452217304888 
• Multidimensional Family Therapy Reduces Self-Reported Criminality Among Adolescents With a Cannabis Use Disorder. (Netherlands/ USA/ Switzerland, full article, 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thimo_Van_Der_Pol/publication/312221143_Multidimensional_Family_Therapy_Reduces_Self-Reported_Criminality_Among_Adolescents_With_a_Cannabis_Use_Disorder/links/5b78590f299bf1d5a7149a30/Multidimensional-Family-Therapy-Reduces-Self-Reported-Criminality-Among-Adolescents-With-a-Cannabis-Use-Disorder.pdf 
• Role of orbitofrontal sulcogyral pattern on lifetime cannabis use and depressive symptoms. (Australia/ Netherlands/ Spain/ UK, full article, 2017) https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4143&context=sspapers 
• Psychedelics and reconsolidation of traumatic and appetitive maladaptive memories: focus on cannabinoids and ketamine. (Italy, click “sagrado” for download, 2017)https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=Psychedelics+and+reconsolidation+of+traumatic+and+appetitive+maladaptive+memories%3A+focus+on+cannabinoids+and+ketamine&btnG 
• Effects of Cannabidiol on Morphine Conditioned Place Preference in Mice. (USA, link to pdf, 2017) https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0043-117838 
• Cannabis Use and Risk for Substance Use Disorders and Mood or Anxiety Disorders. (USA, abstract, 2017) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2610319 
• Do recreational cannabis users, unlicensed and licensed medical cannabis users form distinct groups? (Israel, abstract, 2017)https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28107687/ 
• Cannabis and cue-induced craving in cocaine-dependent individuals: A pilot study. (Canada, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460317301387 
• The rewarding effects of ethanol are modulated by binge eating of a high-fat diet during adolescence. (Spain, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390817301909 
• Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder predict cannabis misuse. (USA, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030646031730134X 
• Suppressing effect of COR659 on alcohol, sucrose, and chocolate self-administration in rats: involvement of the GABAB and cannabinoid CB1 receptors. (Italy, abstract, 2017) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00213-017-4644-3 
• Prevalence, correlates, and trends in tobacco use and cessation among current, former, and never adult marijuana users with a history of tobacco use, 2005-2014. (USA, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460317301703 
• Cannabinoid reward and aversion effects in the posterior ventral tegmental area are mediated through dissociable opiate receptor subtypes and separate amygdalar and accumbal dopamine receptor substrates. (Canada, abstract, 2017) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28669034/ 
• The Effects of Cannabidiol (CBD) on Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) SelfAdministration in Male and Female Long-Evans Rats. (USA, abstract, 2017) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Effects-of-Cannabidiol-(CBD)-on-(THC)-in-Male-Wakeford-Wetzell/4140185bf4bfb025d3f8dfae9f132b30de580ffc 
• Epigenetic mechanisms associated with addiction-related behavioural effects of nicotine and/or cocaine: implication of the endocannabinoid system. (Japan, abstract, 2017) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Epigenetic-mechanisms-associated-with-behavioural-Hayase/5d3d8dbbdffcb7c415a35ada77dd35fc624099e6 
• DSM-5 cannabis use disorder in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III: Gender-specific profiles. (USA, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460317302721?via%3Dihub 
• Past year cannabis use and problematic cannabis use among adults by ethnicity in Ontario. (Canada, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871617303460 
• Perceived barriers for cannabis cessation: Relations to cannabis use problems, withdrawal symptoms, and self-efficacy for quitting. (USA, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460317302563?via%3Dihub 
• 17β-Estradiol Potentiates the Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking in Female Rats: Role of the Prelimbic Prefrontal Cortex and Cannabinoid Type-1 Receptors. (USA, abstract, 2017) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28825421/ 
• A prospective observational study of problematic oral cannabinoid use. (Canada, abstract,  2017) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00213-017-4811-6 
• Association between increased EEG signal complexity and cannabis dependence. (France, abstract, 2017) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0924977X17309847?via%3Dihub 
• Medical marijuana’s underexplored potential for helping opioid addiction (news–2017)
  https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-02/cp-mmu012617.php
• Could marijuana be a gateway out of drug addiction? (news – 2017)
  https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/29/could-marijuana-be-a-gateway-out-for-drug-addicts/
• Ex-NOPD officer, with pill addiction kicked, touts marijuana for pain treatment (news–2017)
  http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_efcc7e0e-26ca-11e7-831f-e7c752eb6d1d.html
• The Government’s Best Weapon Against Heroin Might Be Marijuana (news – 2017)
  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/governments-best-weapon-against-heroin-163844099.html
• Medical marijuana used to treat heroin and cocaine addiction at Los Angeles rehab centre (news–2017)
  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/medical-marijuana-heroin-cocaine-addiction-treat-los-angeles-rehab-centre-high-sobriety- joe-schrank-a7748626.html
• New potential for marijuana: Treating drug addiction (news–2017)  http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/17/health/addiction-cannabis-harm-reduction/
• Marijuana ‘prehab’ to treat opioid addiction (news–2017)  http://www.whas11.com/news/marijuana-prehab-to-treat-opioid-addiction/447492035
• Survey: Pain patients overwhelmingly prefer medical marijuana over opioids (news–2017) https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/06/survey-pain-patients-overwhelmingly-prefer-medical-marijuana-over-opioids/
• Seniors Buy Fewer Prescription Drugs In States That Have Legalized Marijuana (news–2017) https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/states-that-have-legalized-marijuana/
• Medical marijuana used to treat heroin and cocaine addiction at Los Angeles rehab centre (news–2017)
  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/medical-marijuana-heroin-cocaine-addiction-treat-los-angeles-rehab-centre-high-sobriety- joe-schrank-a7748626.html
• A new target for marijuana (news–2017) https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-marijuana.html
• 2016
• Cannabinoid Ligands and Alcohol Addiction: A Promising Therapeutic Tool or a Humbug? (Poland, full, 2016) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12640-015-9555-7 
• Effects of Cannabinoid Exposure during Adolescence on the Conditioned Rewarding Effects of WIN 55212-2 and Cocaine in Mice: Influence of the Novelty-Seeking Trait. (Spain, full, 2016) https://www.hindawi.com/journals/np/2016/6481862/  
• Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptom profiles and concurrent problems with alcohol and cannabis: sex differences in a representative, population survey. (Canada, full, 2016) https://bmcpsychiatry.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12888-016-0746-4 
•  Examination of the Addictive and Behavioral Properties of Fatty Acid-Binding Protein Inhibitor SBFI26. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00054/full   
• Endocannabinoid Modulation of Orbitostriatal Circuits Gates Habit Formation. (USA/ Portugal, full, 2016) https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273%2816%2930157-X 
• Trends in cannabis use disorders among racial/ethnic population groups in the United States. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376871616301478 
• Genetic Versus Pharmacological Assessment of the Role of Cannabinoid Type 2 Receptors in Alcohol Reward-Related Behaviors. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4886733/ 
• Rapid Changes in Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Availability in Cannabis-Dependent Male Subjects After Abstinence From Cannabis. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4742341/  
• Attempts to Stop or Reduce Daily Cannabis Use: An Intensive Natural History Study. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4877269/ 
• Enkephalin levels and the number of neuropeptide Y-containing interneurons in the hippocampus are decreased in female cannabinoid-receptor 1 knock-out mice. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4967877/ 
• Interactions between cannabinoid receptor agonists and mu opioid receptor agonists in rhesus monkeys discriminating fentanyl. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4939121/ 
• Cognitive behavioral therapy program for cannabis use cessation in first-episode psychosis patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (Spain, full, 2016) https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-016-1507-x 
• Orexins contribute to restraint stress-induced cocaine relapse by endocannabinoidmediated disinhibition of dopaminergic neurons. (Taiwan/ Germany/ USA, full, 2016) https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms12199 
• Ecological Momentary Assessment and Smartphone Application Intervention in Adolescents with Substance Use and Comorbid Severe Psychiatric Disorders: Study Protocol. (Switzerland/ France, full, 2016)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028912/ 
• Black–White Disparities in Criminal Justice Referrals to Drug Treatment: Addressing Treatment Need or Expanding the Diagnostic Net? (USA, full, 2016) https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/6/4/21/htm 
• Involvement of Endocannabinoids in Alcohol "Binge" Drinking: Studies of Mice with Human Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase Genetic Variation and After CB1 Receptor Antagonists. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4962692/ 
• Alcohol use during a trial of N-acetylcysteine for adolescent marijuana cessation. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993655/ 
• Presynaptic G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Gatekeepers of Addiction? (USA, full, 2016) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2016.00264/full 
• Regional Influence of Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors in the Regulation of Ethanol SelfAdministration by Wistar Rats. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5152943/
• Attenuation of Cocaine-Induced Conditioned Place Preference and Motor Activity via Cannabinoid CB2 Receptor Agonism and CB1 Receptor Antagonism in Rats. (Greece/ USA, full,  2016) https://academic.oup.com/ijnp/article/20/3/269/2452654 
• Cannabis craving in response to laboratory-induced social stress among racially diverse cannabis users: The impact of social anxiety disorder. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5147424/ 
• fMRI study of neural sensitization to hedonic stimuli in long-term, daily cannabis users. (USA) (full – 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012952/ 
• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and drug addiction rehabilitation patients. (Brazil, full, 2016) https://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001201003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en 
• Is attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among men associated with initiation or escalation of substance use at 15-month follow up? A longitudinal study involving young Swiss men. (Switzerland/ Netherlands/ Belgium/ Canada/ UK, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5215781/  
• Combined treatment with morphine and Δ9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) in rhesus monkeys: antinociceptive tolerance and withdrawal. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4851324/ 
• Lipids in psychiatric disorders and preventive medicine. (Germany/ USA, full, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763415303353 
• Longitudinal predictors of cannabis use and dependence in offspring from families at ultra high risk for alcohol dependence and in control families. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5444658/  
• Topiramate and motivational enhancement therapy for cannabis use among youth: a randomized placebo-controlled pilot study. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940362/ 
•  Self-administration of the anandamide transport inhibitor AM404 by squirrel monkeys. (USA/ Italy, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846479/ 
• Blockade of Nicotine and Cannabinoid Reinforcement and Relapse by a Cannabinoid CB1-Receptor Neutral Antagonist AM4113 and Inverse Agonist Rimonabant in Squirrel Monkeys. (Canada/ USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4946059/ 
• Effects of fixed or self-titrated dosages of Sativex on cannabis withdrawal and cravings. (Canada/ Germany/ Egypt/ Saudi Arabia/ USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4878903/ 
• Alcohol and cannabis use among college students: Substitutes or complements? (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808449/ 
• Low Pretreatment Impulsivity and High Medication Adherence Increase the Odds of Abstinence in a Trial of N-Acetylcysteine in Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorder. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4775311/ 
• The association of specific traumatic experiences with cannabis initiation and transition to problem use: Differences between African-American and European-American women. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4833569/ 
• Preclinical studies on the reinforcing effects of cannabinoids. A tribute to the scientific research of Dr. Steve Goldberg. (USA, full, 2016)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073892/ 
• Comorbid Cannabis and Tobacco Use in Adolescents and Adults. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861316/ 
• Social Anxiety and Cannabis-Related Impairment: The Synergistic Influences of Peer and Parent Descriptive and Injunctive Normative Perceptions. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4869705/ 
• Declining Prevalence of Marijuana Use Disorders Among Adolescents in the United States, 2002 to 2013. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4957692/ 
• Genetic and Environmental Factors Associated with Cannabis Involvement. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5019486/ 
• Drug-Induced Alterations of Endocannabinoid-Mediated Plasticity in Brain Reward Regions. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5050322/ 
• Age of Alcohol and Cannabis Use Onset Mediates the Association of Transmissible Risk in Childhood and Development of Alcohol and Cannabis Disorders: Evidence for Common Liability. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3565072/ 
• Brain circuitry associated with the development of substance use in bipolar disorder and preliminary evidence for sexual dimorphism in adolescents. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123602/ 
• Sex Differences in Cannabinoid-Regulated Biology: A Focus on Energy Homeostasis. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4783283/ 
• Drug abuse in slum population. (India, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776588/  
• Effects of zolpidem alone and in combination with nabilone on cannabis withdrawal and a laboratory model of relapse in cannabis users. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5302052/ 
• Identifying HIV care enrollees at-risk for cannabis use disorder. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573588/  
• Behavioral Determinants of Cannabinoid Self-Administration in Old-World Monkeys. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.nature.com/articles/npp20172 
• Effects of an acute cannabidiol treatment on cocaine self-administration and cue-induced cocaine seeking in male rats. (Canada, full, 2016)  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0269881116667706 
• KAT2B polymorphism identified for drug abuse in African Americans with regulatory links to drug abuse pathways in human prefrontal cortex. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4724343/  
• Beyond the CB1 Receptor: Is Cannabidiol the Answer for Disorders of Motivation? (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5818147/ 
• Gender differences in cannabis use disorder treatment: Change readiness and taking steps predict worse cannabis outcomes for women. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4884498/ 
• Dual Cannabis and Alcohol Use Disorders in Young Adults: Problems Magnified. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552039/ 
• Sativex Associated With Behavioral-Relapse Prevention Strategy as Treatment for Cannabis Dependence: A Case Series. (Canada/ Germany/ USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5586546/ 
• Exercise as an adjunctive treatment for cannabis use disorder. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5055462/ 
• Genetic variation in FAAH is associated with cannabis use disorders in a young adult sample of Mexican Americans. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4983484/
• A preliminary evaluation of synthetic cannabinoid use among adolescent cannabis users: Characteristics and treatment outcomes. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4993666/ 
• Synthetic cannabinoids to avoid urine drug screens: Implications for contingency management and other treatments for drug dependence. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5507593/
• Magnitude and duration of cue-induced craving for marijuana in volunteers with cannabis use disorder. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5113710/
• Sex Differences in Cannabis Use and Effects: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Cannabis Users. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5576608/
• ADHD Is Highly Prevalent in Patients Seeking Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorders. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568505/ 
• Pharmacological characterization of repeated administration of the first generation abused synthetic cannabinoid CP47,497. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644386/ 
• Opioids Out, Cannabis In Negotiating the Unknowns in Patient Care for Chronic Pain. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5332546/
• Estradiol impacts the endocannabinoid system in female rats to influence behavioral and structural responses to cocaine. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028287/ 
• Consequences of adolescent use of alcohol and other drugs: Studies using rodent models. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074861/ 
• Cue-elicited increases in incentive salience for marijuana: Craving, demand, and attentional bias. (USA/ Canada, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5037029/ 
• Persistent cannabis dependence and alcohol dependence represent risks for midlife economic and social problems: A longitudinal cohort study. (USA/ UK/ NewZealand, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167539/ 
• Anxiety Sensitivity and Distress Intolerance as Predictors of Cannabis Dependence Symptoms, Problems, and Craving: The Mediating Role of Coping Motives. (USA, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5088172/ 
• The endocannabinoid hydrolysis inhibitor SA-57: Intrinsic antinociceptive effects, augmented morphine-induced antinociception, and attenuated heroin seeking behavior in mice. (USA/ Spain, full, 2016) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5289715/ 
• Dissecting the signaling pathways involved in the crosstalk between mGlu5 and CB1 receptors. (Brazil, abstract, 2016) http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2016/06/23/mol.116.104372.long
• Keep off the grass? Cannabis, cognition and addiction. (UK/ USA, abstract, 2016)  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299975773_Keep_off_the_grass_Cannabis_cognition_and_addiction
• The Relationships of Cigarette and Alcohol Use With the Initiation, Reinitiation, and Persistence of Cannabis Use. (USA, link to PDF, 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290598207_Brain_reactivity_to_alcohol_and_cannabis_marketing_during_sobriety_and_intoxication 
• Brain reactivity to alcohol and cannabis marketing during sobriety and intoxication. (Netherlands/ Germany, link to PDF, 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290598207_Brain_reactivity_to_alcohol_and_cannabis_marketing_during_sobriety_and_intoxication 
• Craving Cannabis: A Meta-analysis of Self-Report and Psychophysiological CueReactivity Studies. (Australia, link to PDF, 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303687555_Craving_Cannabis_A_Meta-analysis_of_Self-Report_and_Psychophysiological_Cue-Reactivity_Studies
• Cannabidiol disrupts the reconsolidation of contextual drug-associated memories in Wistar rats. (Brazil, link to PDF, 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292677178_Cannabidiol_disrupts_the_reconsolidation_of_contextual_drug-associated_memories_in_Wistar_rats
• Inhibition of monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) enhances cue-induced reinstatement of nicotine-seeking behavior in mice. (Canada, link to PDF, 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283207641_Inhibition_of_monoacylglycerol_lipase_MAGL_enhances_cue-induced_reinstatement_of_nicotine-seeking_behavior_in_mice 
• ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE--NEUROBIOLOGY AND TREATMENT. (Poland, link to PDF, 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303138029_Alcohol_dependence_-_Neurobiology_and_treatment
• CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors Mediate Cognitive Deficits and Structural Plasticity Changes During Nicotine Withdrawal. (Spain/ Italy/ France, download, 2016) https://repositori.upf.edu/bitstream/handle/10230/30842/Saravia_BioPsy_CB1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
• Psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Cannabis Use Problems Identification Test among Chilean university students: A validation study. (Chile/ New Zealand, full article, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871616309838 
• Medical cannabis and mental health: A guided systematic review. (Canada/ USA, full, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272735816300939
• Connecting the dots, genome-wide association studies in substance use. (Netherlands/ Australia/ UK, article, 2016) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298422234_Connecting_the_dots_genome-wide_association_studies_in_substance_use 
• Co-occurrent cannabis and tobacco uses: Clinical knowledge and therapeutic prospects. (France, abstract in English & French , 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040595716000561 
• Synthetic cannabinoids: A new addiction matrix. (France, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0755498216303876 
• Drug Dependence and Toxicity of Law-Evading Drugs: Their Mechanisms Explored from Basic Research. (Japan, abstract, 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27703102/ 
• Opposite regulation of cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptors in the prefrontal cortex of rats treated with cocaine during adolescence. (Spain, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304394016300192 
• Interactions between the endocannabinoid and nicotinic cholinergic systems: preclinical evidence and therapeutic perspectives. (Italy, abstract, 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26728894/ 
• Assessing the risk of marijuana use disorder among adolescents and adults who use marijuana. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/00952990.2016.1164711 
• The effect of O-1602, an atypical cannabinoid, on morphine-induced conditioned place preference and physical dependence. (Iran, abstract, 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26971034/ 
• An Information Theoretical Study of the Epistasis Between the CNR1 1359 G/A Polymorphism and the Taq1A and Taq1B DRD2 Polymorphisms: Assessing the Susceptibility to Cannabis Addiction in a Turkish Population. (Turkey, abstract, 2016) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12031-016-0721-z 
• The Changing Drug Culture: Medical and Recreational Marijuana. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26881768/ 
• Cannabis policy and the uptake of treatment for cannabis-related problems. (Germany, abstract, 2016) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Cannabis-policy-and-the-uptake-of-treatment-for-Adam-Raschzok/7884959dec2ab92f0b3f50a75448bb5f87ebd75f 
• Dermatological Aspects of Synthetic Cannabinoid Addiction. (Turkey, abstract, 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27028361/ 
• Functional effects of cannabinoids during dopaminergic specification of human neural precursors derived from induced pluripotent stem cells. (Germany, abstract, 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27027565/ 
• COMT Val158Met genotype and cannabis use in people with an At Risk Mental State for psychosis: Exploring Gene x Environment interactions. (Netherlands, abstract, 2016) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/COMT-Val158Met-genotype-and-cannabis-use-in-people-Nieman-Dragt/9ddaee9f859379d3f836c73ca651b80bf3e6a49d 
• Older-adult marijuana users and ex-users: Comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics and mental and substance use disorders. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Older-adult-marijuana-users-and-ex-users%3A-of-and-Choi-Dinitto/5fc03f890204ab9fa17635093c8c61ab5dc3cb6e 
• Blockade of Cannabinoid CB1 receptor attenuates the acquisition of morphine-induced conditioned place preference along with a downregulation of ERK, CREB phosphorylation, and BDNF expression in the nucleus accumbens and hippocampus. (China, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304394016305419 
• Limitations to the Dutch cannabis toleration policy: Assumptions underlying the reclassification of cannabis above 15% THC. (Netherlands, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0955395916300202?via%3Dihub 
• Contribution of health motive to cannabis use among high-school students. (France, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460316302829 
• Sex differences in alcohol consumption and alterations in nucleus accumbens endocannabinoid mRNA in alcohol-dependent rats. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306452216304055 
• Does marijuana "blunt" smoking contribute to nicotine exposure?: Preliminary product testing of nicotine content in wrappers of cigars commonly used for blunt smoking. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871616309048 
• Marijuana and tobacco co-administration in blunts, spliffs, and mulled cigarettes: A systematic literature review. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306460316303306 
• Child maltreatment and cannabis use in young adulthood: A birth cohort study. (Australia/ USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Child-maltreatment-and-cannabis-use-in-young-a-Mills-Kisely/528f3bd84bd21a6074c81cf10d00f5f42fc64b87 
• A novel inhibitor of endocannabinoid catabolic enzymes sheds light on behind the scene interplay between chronic pain, analgesic tolerance, and heroin dependence. (USA, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390816305226 
• The anabolic steroid nandrolone alters cannabinoid self-administration and brain CB1 receptor density and function. (Italy/ Netherlands, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1043661816306685  
• Differential effects of cannabis dependence on cortical inhibition in patients with schizophrenia and non-psychiatric controls. (Canada, abstract, 2016) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Differential-effects-of-cannabis-dependence-on-in-Goodman-Bridgman/167a0f2193295e2a015a4f9c0f4889958998f998 
• Exercise deprivation increases negative mood in exercise-addicted subjects and modifies their biochemical markers. (Brazil, abstract, 2016) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938416300269 
• Sexual dysfunction in men diagnosed as substance use disorder. (Turkey, abstract, 2016) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26940022/  
• Marijuana Could Help Treat Drug Addiction and Mental Health Problems (news & abst–2016) http://neurosciencenews.com/addiction-mental-health-marijuana-5536/
• Decreasing Nicotine Consumption by Flipping a Molecular ‘Switch’ (news & abst–2016) http://neurosciencenews.com/nicotine-consumption-genetics-3425/
• One way to fight the opioid epidemic? Medical marijuana (news–2016)
  http://www.vox.com/2016/1/20/10800248/medical-marijuana-opioids-heroin
• Making or breaking habits: The endocannabinoids can do it (news–2016)
  http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-05/js-mob052316.php
• How the brain makes, and breaks, a habit (news–2016)
  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160526185419.htm
• Maine could be first state to OK medical marijuana to treat addicts (news–2016)
  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/maine-could-be-first-state-to-ok-medical-pot-to-treat-addicts/
• Mixing pot and tobacco increases dependence risk (news–2016)
  http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/07/06/Mixing-pot-and-tobacco-increases-dependencerisk/8041467788885/
• Does medical marijuana reduce need for other meds? (news–2016)
  http://www.webmd.com/news/20160706/does-medical-marijuana-reduce-need-for-other-meds
  
• Is Marijuana Addictive And A Gateway Drug? Obama’s Attorney General Explains Cause Of Opioid, Heroin Epidemic (news–2016) http://www.ibtimes.com/marijuana-addictive-gateway-drug-obamas-attorney-general-explains-causeopioid-heroin-2420049
• Marijuana better alternative to painkillers (news–2016)
  http://www.technicianonline.com/sports/article_3bf18c14-910e-11e6-b5ca-9f48d5c1e2e3.html
• Teens with Medical Marijuana Cards Much Likelier to Say They’re Addicted, but Few Teens Have Them (news–2016) http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/637617/? sc=rsmn 
• Marijuana Dependence Influenced by Genes, Childhood Sexual Abuse (news–2016)
  http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/643766/?sc=rsmn
• What Colorado and other states tell us about how marijuana’s big election day will affect health (news–2016) http://www.businessinsider.com/marijuana-legalization-public-health-colorado-traffic-fatalities-2016-11/#recreational-legalization-doesnt-seem-to-make-kids-more-likely-to-use-marijuana-1
• It’s counterintuitive, but war on drugs leads to harder ones (news–2016) 
  http://www.abqjournal.com/710243/opinion/its-counterintuitive-but-war-on-drugs-leads-to-harder-ones.html
• 2015
• The role of marijuana in your coffee addiction (news–2015)
  http://blog.oup.com/2015/05/marijuana-coffee-addiction/
• Withdrawal drug could help cannabis addicts kick the habit (news–2015)
  http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22630204.500-withdrawal-drug-could-help-cannabis-addicts-kickthe-habit.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news#.VUuJV
• Substance abuse risk not greater in those using medical marijuana with prescribed opioids (news–2015) http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-05/joso-sar051115.php
• Marijuana Study Counters ‘Gateway’ Theory (news–2015)
  http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=189401
• Many Anti-Pot Arguments Are Based On Weak Science, Say Researchers (news-2015)
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/marijuana-usemyths_55cb6f53e4b0923c12bed78d?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592&kvcommref=mostpopular
• How genetic variation influences marijuana dependence (news-2015)  http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/how-genetic-variation-influences-marijuanadependence-115111700656_1.html
• Study identifies teens at risk for hashish use (news-2015) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-teens-hashish.html#nRlv
• Cocaine-induced endocannabinoid release modulates behavioral and neurochemical sensitization in mice. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3913738/
• Cannabis use history and characteristics of quit attempts: A comparison study of treatment-seeking and non-treatment-seeking cannabis users. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4250402/ 
•  Interactions of the opioid and cannabinoid systems in reward: Insights from knockout studies. (France, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318341/  
• Trends in the co-occurrence of tobacco and cannabis use in 15-year-olds from 2002 to 2010 in 28 countries of Europe and North America. (Belgium/ Denmark/ Netherlands/ Greece/ Scotland/ Iceland/Slovak Republic/ Estonia/ Croatia/ Ireland, full, 2015) https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/25/suppl_2/73/590893
•  Heritability, SNP- and Gene-Based Analyses of Cannabis Use Initiation and Age at Onset. (Netherlands) (full – 2015) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10519-015-9723-9 
• Do consumers substitute opium for hashish? An economic analysis of simultaneous cannabinoid and opiate consumption in a legal regime. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4655592/  
• Role of the endogenous cannabinoid system in nicotine addiction: novel insights. (Canada/ USA/ Saudi Arabia, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4373509/
•  Enhancing Brain Pregnenolone May Protect Cannabis Intoxication but Should Not Be Considered as an Anti-addiction Therapeutic: Hypothesizing Dopaminergic Blockade and Promoting Anti-Reward. (USA, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4545660/
• Ventral tegmental area dopamine and GABA neurons: Physiological properties and expression of mRNA for endocannabinoid biosynthetic elements. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.nature.com/articles/srep16176 
• Cannabidiol as an Intervention for Addictive Behaviors: A Systematic Review of the Evidence. (Canada, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4444130/ 
• Craving is associated with amygdala volumes in adolescent marijuana users during abstinence. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4568004/
•  Cocaine-Induced Endocannabinoid Mobilization in the Ventral Tegmental Area. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247%2815%2900926-2
• Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Drug Abuse on Olfactory Neurons. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/1/5/htm 
• Cannabis problem experiences among users of the tobacco-cannabis combination known as blunts. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4387065/ 
• Further human evidence for striatal dopamine release induced by administration of Δ9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC): selectivity to limbic striatum. (UK/ Netherlands, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4816196/
• Are genetic variants for tobacco smoking associated with cannabis involvement? (USA/ UK, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4443812/ 
• Twitter Chatter about Marijuana. (USA, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4306811/ 
• ADOLESCENTS’ USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA: A SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF MONITORING THE FUTURE DATA. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4514911/ 
• Early Phase in the Development of Cannabidiol as a Treatment for Addiction: Opioid Relapse Takes Initial Center Stage. (USA/ Sweden/ Canada, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604178/ 
• Buspirone treatment of cannabis dependence: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4633378/ 
• Monoacylglycerol lipase (MGLL) polymorphism rs604300 interacts with childhood adversity to predict cannabis dependence symptoms and amygdala habituation: Evidence from an endocannabinoid system-level analysis. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4700831/ 
• Social anxiety and cannabis cravings: The influences of parent injunctive norms and tension reduction expectancies. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4646225/   
•  CB1 receptor antagonism blocks stress-potentiated reinstatement of cocaine seeking in rats. (USA, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703460/
• Separate and combined effects of gabapentin and Δ9-THC in humans discriminating Δ9- THC. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4769128/ 
• Parental Separation and Early Substance Involvement: Results from Children of Alcoholic and Cannabis Dependent Twins. (USA/ UK/ Australia, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3908916/
• Addressing the stimulant treatment gap: A call to investigate the therapeutic benefits potential of cannabinoids for crack-cocaine use. (Canada/ Netherlands/ Brazil, full, 2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095539591500300X  
• Effects of daily delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol treatment on heroin self-administration in rhesus monkeys. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4779715/ 
• Oral Cannabidiol does not Alter the Subjective, Reinforcing or Cardiovascular Effects of Smoked Cannabis. (USA, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4908634/ 
• Towards a comprehensive developmental model of cannabis use disorders. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956073/ 
• Epigenetic and Proteomic Expression Changes Promoted by Eating Addictive-like Behavior. (Italy/ Spain/ Sweden, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864655/
• Molecular Targets of Cannabidiol in Neurological Disorders. (UK, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4604182/  
• Vilazodone for cannabis dependence: A randomized, controlled pilot trial. (USA, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4937726/ 
• The impact of gonadal hormones on cannabinoid dependence. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4696547/  
• Cannabis abuse effects on prepulse inhibition in patients with first episode psychosis in schizophrenia. (Spain, full, 2015)  https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.12120398 
• Sexual orientation disparities in psychiatric and drug use disorders among a nationally representative sample of women with alcohol use disorders. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417371/ 
• Acute and Chronic Ethanol Exposure Differentially Regulate CB1 Receptor Function at Glutamatergic Synapses in the Rat Basolateral Amygdala. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4912876/  
• Marijuana dependence moderates the effect of posttraumatic stress disorder on trauma cue reactivity in substance dependent patients. (USA, full, 2015)  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4881389/ 
• Use of Prescription Pain Medications Among Medical Cannabis Patients: Comparisons of Pain Levels, Functioning, and Patterns of Alcohol and Other Drug Use. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4440298/  
• Is cannabis use associated with less opioid use among people who inject drugs? (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4509857/ 
• Associations among trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, cannabis use, and cannabis use disorder in a nationally representative epidemiologic sample. (USA, full, 2015) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699174/ 
• Do Medical Marijuana Laws Reduce Addictions and Deaths Related to Pain Killers? (USA, PDF, 2015) https://www.nber.org/papers/w21345   
• Individual differences and vulnerability to drug addiction: a focus on the endocannabinoid system. (Italy, PDF, 2015) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272839115_Individual_Differences_and_Vulnerability_to_Drug_Addiction_A_Focus_on_the_Endocannabinoid_System   
• Sex differences in associations between cannabis craving and neural responses to cannabis cues: Implications for treatment. (USA, PDF, 2015) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280628784_Sex_Differences_in_Associations_Between_Cannabis_Craving_and_Neural_Responses_to_Cannabis_Cues_Implications_for_Treatment  
• Relationship between the 1359 G/A polymorphism of the Central Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CNR1) gene and susceptibility to cannabis addiction in a Turkish population. (Turkey, PDF, 2015) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271666944_Relationship_between_the_1359_GA_polymorphism_of_the_Central_Cannabinoid_Receptor_1_CNR1_gene_and_susceptibility_to_cannabis_addiction_in_a_Turkish_population  
• A review of co-morbid tobacco and cannabis use disorders: Possible mechanisms to explain high rates of co-use. (Canada, full article, 2015) https://www.bhthechange.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Rabin-George-2015-A-Review-of-Co-Morbid-Tobacco-and-Cannabis-Use-Rabin_et_al-AJA-2015.pdf  
• Effect of oral THC pretreatment on marijuana cue-induced responses in cannabis dependent volunteers. (USA, abstract, 2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376871615000836 
• Morphine-induced locomotor sensitization produces structural plasticity in the mesocorticolimbic system dependent on CB1-R activity. (Spain, abstract, 2015) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/adb.12281 
• Substituting cannabis for prescription drugs, alcohol and other substances among medical cannabis patients: The impact of contextual factors. (Canada, abstract, 2015) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dar.12323 
• Cannabis conundrum: Evidence of harm?: Opposition to marijuana use is often rooted in arguments about the drug's harm to children and adults, but the scientific evidence is seldom clear-cut. (USA, article, 2015) https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/cncy.21516 
• Marijuana, Reconsidered: Dr. Lester Grinspoon On 45 Years Of Cannabis Science. (USA, interview, 2015) https://www.mintpressnews.com/MyMPN/marijuana-reconsidered-an-interview-with-doctor-lester-grinspoon/ 
• Synthetic cannabinoids: spread, addiction biology & current perspective of personal health hazard. (Germany, abstract, 2015) https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0034-1399307 
• Chapter Seven - Endocannabinoid Signaling in Motivation, Reward, and Addiction: Influences on Meso-cortico-limbic Dopamine Function. (Italy, abstract, 2015) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26638769/ 
• Smoke Your Troubles Away: Exploring the Effects of Death Cognitions on Cannabis Craving and Consumption. (Israel, abstract, 2015)  https://www.safetylit.org/citations/index.php?fuseaction=citations.viewdetails&citationIds%5b%5d=citjournalarticle_483021_13 
• The hippocampal NMDA receptors may be involved in acquisition, but not expression of ACPA-induced place preference. (Iran, abstract, 2015) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-hippocampal-NMDA-receptors-may-be-involved-in-Nasehi-Sharaf-Dolgari/86724246c917cb89fa700fc0cd4ad45c9bd66e80 
• Fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor URB597 prevented tolerance and cognitive deficits induced by chronic morphine administration in rats. (Iran, abstract, 2015)  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26274041/ 
• The influence of cannabinoids on learning and memory processes of the dorsal striatum. (USA, abstract, 2015)  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1074742715001148 
• Cross-tolerance to cannabinoids in morphine-tolerant rhesus monkeys. (USA, abstract, 2015) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Cross-tolerance-to-cannabinoids-in-rhesus-monkeys-Gerak-Zanettini/e09e264fa06b61aba86a74c583276b96a1e4ac94 
• Evaluation of the abuse potential of AM281, a new synthetic cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonist. (Republic of Korea, abstract, 2015)  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014299915302867?via%3Dihub 
• Ghrelin and endocannabinoids participation in morphine-induced effects in the rat. nucleus accumbens. (Czech Republic, abstract, 2015) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Ghrelin-and-endocannabinoids-participation-in-in-Sustkova-Fiserova-Je%C5%99%C3%A1bek/d2359138d4a198b2b46835f5ef2ae5252b72c177 
• Cannabinoid Transmission in the Hippocampus Activates Nucleus Accumbens Neurons and Modulates Reward and Aversion-Related Emotional Salience. (Canada, abstract, 2015)  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26681496/ 
• Natural outcome of cannabis use disorder: a 3-year longitudinal follow-up. (Israel/ Canada, abstract, 2015) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26212076/ 
• Mediating processes between stress and problematic marijuana use. (USA, abstract, 2015) https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Mediating-processes-between-stress-and-problematic-Ketcherside-Filbey/81954bc114b35dc672957b9c0a58e74a29f4345d 
• Application of drug testing using exhaled breath for compliance monitoring of drug addicts in treatment. (Sweden, abstract, 2015) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25562730/  
• Stimulation of in vivo dopamine transmission and intravenous self-administration in rats and mice by JWH-018, a Spice cannabinoid. (Italy/ France/ USA, abstract, 2015) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0028390815300861 
• 2014
• Don’t Fear the Reefer (news–2014) http://theleafonline.com/c/science/2014/07/dont-fear-the-reefer/
• Hormone shows promise at negating marijuana’s high effect (2014)
  http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hormone-shows-promise-at-negating-marijuanas-high-effect/
• Active ingredient in pot sets off a feedback that reduces intoxication (2014)
  http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/01/active-ingredient-in-pot-sets-off-a-feedback-that-reducesintoxication/
• Muting Marijuana’s High: Pot Without the Impairment (news–2014)
  http://healthland.time.com/2014/01/03/muting-marijuanas-high-pot-without-the-impairment/
  
• Legalizing Medical Marijuana Doesn’t Lead To More Teens Smoking Pot: Study (news–2014)
  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/medical-marijuana-teens_n_5214875.html
• No link between tough penalties and drug use – report (2014)
  http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-29824764
• Marijuana Is Less Addictive Than Chocolate (news-2014)
  https://www.mainstreet.com/article/marijuana-less-addictive-chocolate
• 2013
• The Science Of PSAs: Do Anti-Drug Ads Keep Kids Off Drugs? (2013)
  http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-03/science-psas-do-anti-drug-ads-keep-kids-drugs
• Why I changed my mind on weed (2013) http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/08/health/gupta-changed-mind-marijuana/index.html
• Terpenes May Improve Effectiveness Of Medical Marijuana (2013)
  http://www.medicaljane.com/2013/09/23/terpenes-may-improve-effectiveness-of-medical-marijuana/#
• Scientists Have Found A Way To Make Marijuana Un-Fun (2013)
  http://www.popsci.com/article/science/scientists-have-found-way-make-marijuana-un-fun
• Science for stoners: What is marijuana “abuse?” (2013)
  http://www.salon.com/2013/10/26/science_for_stoners_what_is_marijuana_abuse/
• 2012
• Marijuana Mouth Spray: Will It Be Abused? (news–2012)
  https://www.seeker.com/marijuana-mouth-spray-will-it-be-abused-discovery-news-1765630968.html
• ‘Cannabis’ receptor discovery may help understanding of obesity and pain (2012)
  http://phys.org/news/2012-08-cannabis-receptor-discovery-obesity-pain.html
• Experts Tell the Truth about Pot (news–2012)  https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-pot/
• Supplement Helps Teens Kick Pot Habit (news–2012)  https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/addictions/33286
• Important Facts About Marijuana Legalization. (news – 2012)
  https://www.huffpost.com/entry/facts-about-marijuana-legalization_n_1660361
• 2011
• Cure for the Munchies? Exercise Cuts Marijuana Cravings (news–2011)
  http://healthland.time.com/2011/03/09/cure-for-the-munchies-exercise-cuts-marijuana-cravings/
• Medical marijuana laws creating pot fiends? What study shows. (news – 2011)
  https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medical-marijuana-laws-creating-pot-fiends-what-study-shows/
• Exercise can reduce cannabis use in persons who don’t want to stop (news–2011)
  http://www.news-medical.net/news/20110304/Exercise-can-reduce-cannabis-use-in-persons-who-dontwant-to-stop.aspx
• Study: Marijuana compound helps mitigate cocaine addiction in mice. (news – 2011)
  https://www.rawstory.com/2011/07/study-marijuana-compound-helps-mitigate-cocaine-addiction-in-mice/
• Can marijuana curb cocaine addiction? (news – 2011)
  https://theweek.com/articles/482924/marijuana-curb-cocaine-addiction
• 2010
• Teen Pot Smoking Won’t Lead to Other Drugs as Adults (news-2010)
  http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20100902/teen-pot-smoking-wont-lead-to-other-drugs-as-adults
• Study Overturns Decade-Old Findings in Neurobiology: Research Suggests Potential
  Target for Drugs to Combat Alcohol Addiction (news-2010)
  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100512151549.htm
• Marijuana is NOT like Alcohol. Please make a note of it. Thanks (news–2010)
  http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/04/17/856786/-Marijuana-is-NOT-like-Alcohol-Please-make-a-noteof-it-Thanks
• Don’t send your kid to treatment (news-repost–2010)
  http://www.drugwarrant.com/2010/08/dont-send-your-kid-to-treatment/
• Undated
• Indian hemp and the dope fiends of Old England (article-undated)  http://www.idmu.co.uk/indian.htm
• Addictive Properties of Popular Drugs (article–undated)  http://www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/Addictive_Properties#sthash.6yenIhQ8.dpbs