Marijuana use from adolescence to young adulthood: multiple developmental trajectories and their associated outcomes

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Marijuana is an illicite drug, used by people who form a part of the adolescence to young adulthood age group, mainly due to the problems faced by them like poor performance in academics, family issues, and many more. The increased use leads to cognitive impairments, which have its bad effects on the physical health and also causes anxiety, depression and brings in wrong ideas about suicide.

Marijuana, Illicit Drugs, Evaluation, Patient outcomes, Complications and side effects, Outcome and process assessment (Health Care), Outcome and process assessment (Medical care), Illegal drugs

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Changes in health-promoting behavior following diagnosis with HIV: prevalence and correlates in a national probability sample

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This article describes how the diagnosis of a life threatening disease significantly alters one's health behaviors. Topics include smoking cessation, increased physical activity, and improvement of diet.

Statistical Data Included, Behavior, HIV infection, HIV infections, Exercise, HIV patients, Health promotion

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Neurocognitive influences on health behavior in a community sample

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This study examines the relationship between an individuals' brain function such as cognitive abilities, his self regulatory ability, and his health behavior patterns.

Science & research, Research, Cognition, Self-control, Self control, Neuropsychology, Health behaviour, Report

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