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Estimating the Association between Metabolic Risk Factors and Marijuana Use in US Adults Using Data from the Continuous National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

https://schaeffer.usc.edu/research/estimating-the-association-between-metabolic-risk-factors-and-marijuana-use-in-us-adults-using-data-from-the-continuous-national-health-and-nutrition-examination-survey/

This study challenges the robustness of ordinary least squares estimates of a positive relationship between marijuana use and fasting insulin, insulin resistance, body mass index, and waist circumference.

Karen Van Nuys, PhD

https://schaeffer.usc.edu/people/karen-van-nuys-ph-d/

Karen Van Nuys, PhD, was the executive director of the Value of Life Sciences Innovation program and a senior scholar at the USC Schaeffer Institute. Her recent research focuses on the pharmaceutical distribution system and the impact of intermediaries’ business practices on prescription drug utilization and cost. She has studied topics ranging from the flow…