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A Family’s Truth about Marijuana Depends on the Family
What is the truth about marijuana? As long as I’ve
been an adult I’ve known people who smoke marijuana, and they certainly
don’t fit the stereotype of skater dude or hippie holdover.
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FDA Hearing Yields Little Consensus on Abuse-Deterrent Opioids
After 2 days of public hearings addressing ways to make it more difficult to abuse opioids, no clear consensus emerged. Please click here to read more.
Almost 1 in 5 Americans Plagued by Constant Pain, Survey Suggests
Older people, women more likely to struggle on daily basis, researchers note
Almost one-fifth of Americans do daily battle with
crippling, chronic pain, a large new survey reveals, with the elderly
and women struggling the most.
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A new way to help meth addicts stay clean: antibodies
Designing medications and immune therapies that
blunt a drug addict's high and help him kick his habit is a promising
idea. And someday soon it is expected to yield actual medications for
addiction. But there's a fundamental problem with
prescribing an addict a daily medication that makes it impossible to
get high: when the urge to use overwhelms the urge to quit — as it so
often does — the struggling addict can easily discontinue the medication
and go back to his illicit habit.
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Not all Fun and Games: Drinking and Drug Abuse in College
College is often students’ first real taste of
independence. They are living on their own, in charge of their own
schedule, and making new friends. At the same time, they are focused on
building a strong academic foundation that will help
them to secure a career upon graduating. The pressure to succeed
coupled with the desire to be social can be immense. Finding a balance
is necessary for maintaining good health.
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High rate of insomnia during early recovery from addiction
Insomnia is a "prevalent and persistent" problem
for patients in the early phases of recovery from the disease of
addiction—and may lead to an increased risk of relapse, according to a
report in the November/December Journal of Addiction
Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction
Medicine.
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Marijuana-Legalization Supporters See Next Battleground in California
Victories in Oregon, Alaska, and Washington, D.C., Bolster Legalization Movement.
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DEA Agent Explains What It's Like To Infiltrate Mexican And Colombian Drug Cartels
Anti-drug agents are usually extremely cautious
about spilling the beans on their secret world, which lies somewhere
between espionage, police work and battlefield.
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‘Uber for Pot’ Eaze Raises $1.5 Million to Deliver Medical Marijuana
Mobile apps enable nearly anything to be delivered directly to your door. Now you can add marijuana to the list.
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