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The Psychoneuroimmunological Influences of Recreational Marijuana

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Background: Marijuana is the most widely used illicit substance in the USA and self-reported use has remained steady over the past decade. Numerous publications examine the influence of marijuana use on various facets of human physiology including neurocognitive function, immune function, and illness symptom control, each discussing marijuana’s influence in a narrow or compartmentalized fashion. However, there is a scant literature discussing the empirical and clinical implications of the intersection of these constructs. The primary objective of this review is to review and synthesize this disparate literature and propose future research directions. Thus, this review examines the literature that relates the influence of marijuana to: (1) neurocognitive function; (2) immune function; (3) treatment uses; and (4) propose future directions.

Methods: Clinical and nonclinical empirical studies were collected and utilized to inform this review. The authors used PubMed search engine as the primary mechanism used to identify relevant articles.

Conclusion: Given the legalization efforts of recreational marijuana use, there is a need to discuss health and treatment effects of marijuana use from a more comprehensive, psychoneuroimmunological or biopsychosocial framework. We will discuss the need for an interdisciplinary research and future steps regarding the examination of marijuana use.

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Keen, L., Turner, A.D., Pereira, D., Callender, C., Campbell, A. (2017). The Psychoneuroimmunological Influences of Recreational Marijuana. In: Toni, B. (eds) New Trends and Advanced Methods in Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences. STEAM-H: Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Mathematics & Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55612-3_5

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