Clinical Pediatrics: Open Access
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Division of Psychiatry, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia

Publications

• 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

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