The Relationship of Depression, Alcohol, and Marijuana with Treatment for LUTS/BPH

August 2022 in “ PubMed ”

Granville L. Lloyd, Alan M Makedon, Jeffrey R. Marks, Brett M. Wiesen, Heather Carmichael

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia LUTS BPH marijuana depression endocannabinoid system cannabis

Studysummary In this study, marijuana use and depression were associated with a higher likelihood of being treated for lower urinary tract symptoms in men over 45 in a marijuana-legalized region.

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