  {"id":372515,"date":"2025-01-31T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T18:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/?p=372515"},"modified":"2025-01-31T14:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T19:33:27","slug":"cannabis-retail-does-not-burden-emergency-rooms-york-u-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2025\/01\/31\/cannabis-retail-does-not-burden-emergency-rooms-york-u-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannabis retail does not burden emergency rooms,\u00a0快播视频 study\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">快播视频 researchers have debunked a myth that recreational cannabis retailers drive up emergency department (ED) visits in Ontario.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent study led by <strong>Antony Chum<\/strong>, an associate professor in York\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Faculty of Health<\/a>, challenges long-held beliefs about the impact of cannabis retail on public health and provides guidance for policymakers. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/10\/Antony-Chum-scaled-e1667246586254-772x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Antony Chum\" class=\"wp-image-323867\" style=\"width:232px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/10\/Antony-Chum-scaled-e1667246586254-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/10\/Antony-Chum-scaled-e1667246586254-302x400.jpg 302w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/889\/2022\/10\/Antony-Chum-scaled-e1667246586254.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Antony Chum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is the first study to investigate how a randomized lottery system for recreational cannabis licenses affects public health.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ontario cannabis retailer licenses were distributed through a randomized lottery thereby creating a situation similar to a controlled experiment, which researchers refer to as a \u201cnatural experiment.\u201d In this case, it allowed researchers to track emergency department (ED) visit data across 278 communities and monitor over 11 million adults from 2016-23.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study investigated the correlation between the opening of cannabis retails stores and ED&nbsp;visits related to cannabis, alcohol and opioids. Contrary to expectations, the findings showed no significant changes in ED visits following the opening of cannabis stores. This result was consistent even after conducting various sensitivity analyses, including examining different diagnostic codes and the co-use of cannabis with other substances.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\"Our study provides critical evidence that the availability of retail cannabis does not significantly increase acute health-care demands in Ontario,\" says Chum, who is also the Canada Research Chair in Population Health Data Science. \"This challenges the assumptions that increased accessibility to cannabis retailers would lead to higher health risks.\"&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0955395925000076\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">study<\/a> by Chum and his team \u2013 postdoctoral fellows <strong>Yihong Bai<\/strong>, <strong>Peiya Cao<\/strong> and <strong>Chungah Kim<\/strong>, as well as master\u2019s student <strong>Kristine Ienciu <\/strong> \u2013 is in press and will be published in the <em>International Journal of Drug <\/em>Policy in March.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their research further suggests several factors may have contributed to their findings, including the pre-existing availability of cannabis through online sales, the geographic distribution of retailers&nbsp;and cannabis users that continue to purchase from the illegal market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Results of the study contribute to a more evidence-based approach to policy development around regulated cannabis retail.&nbsp;Chum and his team recommend continuous monitoring, comprehensive sales tracking and integrated substance use prevention strategies for guidance on developing future policies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study further suggests that policymakers should consider regional factors, such as pricing and retail hours, to better understand substance-related health outcomes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese measures will help ensure that the public health impacts of cannabis legalization are thoroughly understood and managed,\u201d says Chum.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does easier access to cannabis mean more emergency room visits? 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