ResearchProjects

This study examined the relationship between the enactment of a national, regulated model of marijuana legalization and changes in substance use, mental illness, and traffic injury rates in Uruguay.

Abstract on NIH RePORTER

Kilmer B, Rivera-Aguirre A, Queirolo R, Ramirez J, Cerda M (2022).
Cannabis legalization and traffic injuries: Exploring the role of supply mechanisms
Addiction, 117 (8), 2325-2330. doi: 10.1111/add.15840.

Rivera-Aguirre A, Castillo-Carniglia A, Laqueur HS, Rudolph KE, Martins SS, Ramirez J, Queirolo R, Cerda M (2022).
Does recreational cannabis legalization change cannabis use patterns? Evidence from secondary school students in Uruguay
Addiction, 117 (11), 2866-2877. doi: 10.1111/add.15913.

Laqueur H, Rivera-Aguirre A, Shev A, Castillo-Carniglia A, Rudolph KE, Ramirez J, Martins SS, Cerda M (2020).
The impact of cannabis legalization in Uruguay on adolescent cannabis use
International Journal of Drug Policy, 80, 102748. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102748.

Castillo-Carniglia A, Rivera-Aguirre A, Calvo E, Queirolo R, Keyes KM, Cerda M (2020).
Trends in marijuana use in two Latin-American countries: An age, period, and cohort study
Addiction, 115 (11), 2089-2097. doi: 10.1111/add.15058. PMCID: PMC7502472.

Schleimer JP, Rivera-Aguirre AE, Castillo-Carniglia A, Laqueur HS, Rudolph KE, Suarez H, Ramirez J, Cadenas N, Somoza M, Brasesco MV, Martins SS, Cerda M (2019).
Investigating how perceived risk and availability of marijuana relate to marijuana use among adolescents in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay over time
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 201, 115-126. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.03.029. PMCID: PMC7075484.

Perlmutter AS, Rivera-Aguirre AE, Mauro PM, Castillo-Carniglia A, Rodriguez N, Cadenas N, Cerda M, Martins SS (2019).
Sex differences in nonmedical prescription tranquilizer and stimulant use trends among secondary school students in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay
Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 205, 107607. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.107607. PMCID: PMC6943976.