Journal article
Exploring the Association between Cannabis Use and Testosterone Levels in Men Receiving Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Abstract
Cannabis and opioids are substances that affect reproductive health. Opioids suppress testosterone and studies have shown that cannabis may increase testosterone. However, there is minimal research describing the endocrine effects of concurrent cannabis and opioid use. We hypothesize that cannabis use improves opioid-induced testosterone suppression. To test this hypothesis, we used cross-sectional data from a prospective cohort study including …
Authors
Chai D; Rosic T; Bawor M; Samaan Z
Journal
Psychiatry International, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 67–74
Publisher
MDPI
DOI
10.3390/psychiatryint1020008
ISSN
2673-5318