Pediatricians' Group Opposes Legal Marijuana
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Marijuana shouldn't be legalized because of the potential harm it can
cause children and teens, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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| Why You Might Not Want To Mix Alcohol and Energy Drinks | |
For
years, research has suggested that mixing alcohol and
heavily-caffeinated energy drinks could have negative health effects.
Combining the two seems to make you want to drink more and mask signs of
inebriation. Please click here to continue reading.
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| A day in the life of a Vivitrol doctor | |
| Dr. Robert Friedman, of Hyannis Family Medical Care treats about 300
patients with medications to keep them off heroin, painkillers, and
sometimes alcohol. Click here to read more. | |
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Treating Pain, Combating Abuse
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| The U.S. is faced with two coexisting, endemic problems: about five
million people currently use pain medicines for nonmedical reasons, and
about 100 million of us deal with chronic pain - with well over 10
million taking prescribed pain medicines. Click here to read more. | |
| Raising a glass to alcohol-induced ingenuity | |
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A Danish beer company is toasting creativity.
It's part of a marketing
campaign inspired by a study that found that drinking increases
creativity - at least, at first. The effect exists only until the
drinker's blood alcohol level reaches 0.075 percent; after that, things
start going downhill fast.
Please click here to read more.
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Prescription Painkiller Addiction Leads to Hard Drugs
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| According to a recent CDC report cited on WebMD, three out of four
new heroin users reported having a prescription painkiller addiction
to opioids prior to using heroin. With federal law now limiting access
to painkiller refills, researchers at the CDC fear that
opiate-dependent patients will graduate to heroin. Perhaps
counter-intuitively, black-market heroin is far cheaper - and more
accessible - than gray-market prescription painkillers. Click here to continue reading. | |
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Mental Health Advocates Rally Behind New Bill
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| Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pa., said Tuesday that he has not stepped onto the
House floor without a member of Congress asking him what will happen to
mental health legislation - raising the hopes of many that 2015 might
be the year for substantial change in the field. Please click here to continue reading. | |
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No hard alcohol, no pledging: Dartmouth plans major cultural reforms
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| Dartmouth College will prohibit all students, regardless of age, from
drinking or possessing hard alcohol on campus and will create a new
network of residential communities for student social life in a effort
to rid the school of what its president calls "extreme behaviors." Please click here to continue reading. | |
| As smokers spark up e-cigs to quit, traditional aids suffer | |
| When Marty Weinstein decided to quit smoking, he took a friend's advice and tried electronic cigarettes rather than government-approved nicotine replacement products.Weinstein, 58, has gone from a pack a day nine months ago to the equivalent in nicotine of four or five cigarettes. The e-cigs have a familiar look and feel, and quench his desire to hold on to a cigarette and puff." Click here to continue reading. | |
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