ISSN: 2572-0775
Division of Psychiatry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
Dr. Albert Stuart Reece works in the School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia. He carried out his research and education in alcohol and drugs Unit. Presently engaged in Clinical, New Treatments and Basic Science Conceptual Research related to Epigenetic and Aging- Related Changes in Addiction Medicine
Research
Epidemiological Associations of Various Substances and Multiple Cannabinoids with Autism in USA
Author(s): Albert Stuart Reece* and Gary Kenneth Hulse
Introduction: Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is increasing in across USA. Paediatricians and physicians in both Colorado and Australia continue to see high caseloads however this prevalence uptick remains largely unexplained. Since drug use is an obvious potential source of developmental brain damage the present study was undertaken to
study drug-ASD associations at state level.
Methods: Existing datasets from the US Department of Education Individuals with Disabilities Act, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Survey of Drug Use and Health, and the Drug Enforcement Agency cannabinoid concentration in seizures were re-analyzed.
Results: ASD rates are high and rising fastest in Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island and New Jersey but .. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2572-0775.19.4.155