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No, Marijuana Is Not
Actually “As Addictive As Heroin”
You may have read this week that a new "20-year
research study" on marijuana use "finally demolishes claims that
smoking marijuana is harmless," and has found that it "makes you
stupid," that "smoking marijuana over the long-term can develop
cancer" [SIC], and that marijuana is "as addictive as heroin."
At least, that's what you'd conclude if you'd read most media coverage of the
study. But if you'd actually read the study yourself (which I highly
recommend!), you'd likely walk away with very different conclusions. Please
continue reading here.
Getting Drunk on
Expectations
In the second episode of Freaks and Geeks—Judd Apatow’s 1999
cult classic coming-of-age dramedy—younger brother Sam Weir panics when his
sister Lindsay agrees to host a party while their parents are out of town.
Motivated by fear of punishment and a misplaced sense of chivalry, Sam and his
friends switch the party keg with one stocked with non-alcoholic beer. Later in
the evening, they emerge from their hiding place and are shocked to find kids slurring
their words, stumbling around, and acting altogether intoxicated. Please
continue reading here.
Drug czar: Teen pot use
could fuel opioid abuse
The nationwide trend toward legalization of marijuana is
making it harder for health care and law enforcement officials to fight the
nation’s most dangerous drug problem - rampant abuse of prescription opioids,
the Obama administration’s senior advisor on drug policy said. Please
continue reading here.
Meet the Scientists Who
May Have Found the Cure For Drug Addiction
Researchers are closer than ever before to finding a cure
for dependence on stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine. But will big
pharma and the FDA stand in the way? Please
continue reading here.
Fixing the Broken Mental
Health System
Martin was 20 years old when he was arrested for the second
time. Responding to auditory hallucinations, his aggressive behaviors
endangered people on the street and in his apartment building. While
incarcerated at Rikers Island (New York City's now infamous jail, where
thousands of others with serious mental illness reside), he received
antipsychotic medication. When released, however, he discontinued the
medication and became ill again, reoffended and ended up with a lengthy stay at
an upstate prison. Life there fostered survival-based antisocial behaviors that
would make community reintegration even more problematic upon release. Please
continue reading here.
$200 million investment
will launch major science-based treatment chain
A prominent Philadelphia-area real estate developer who has
transformed brownfields into vibrant commercial and residential communities is
spearheading an initial $200 million of investment into around a dozen new
addiction treatment centers, saying he wants to elevate the treatment of
addictions to the same level of quality and hospitality that he sees in
treatment of other chronic illnesses such as cancer. Please
continue reading here.
How New Jersey’s Medical
Marijuana Law Works
Governor opposed to medicinal-pot program has now
implemented it, but critics see it as country’s most restrictive. Please
continue reading here.
Of Pain, People, Pot,
Politics, Public Figures, and Priorities -- Part 1
As Election Day approaches, the backers on both sides of the
ballot initiative for legalizing Medical Marijuana in Florida, otherwise known
as Amendment 2 are really getting fired up. Please
continue reading here.
Study Examines How Doctors
Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs
As prescription drug abuse and overdose have escalated
nationwide, prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) were implemented in
every state, but little is known about the types of clinicians who make the
most use of PDMPs. Please
continue reading here.
France, where children sip
wine, wants to end binge drinking
When the French school semester started in September, most
college students had no lack of drinking opportunities. As is common in other
countries, French freshmen are usually encouraged to drink heavily in
initiation ceremonies. But soon the excessive drinking could face a sudden end.
According to a French draft health bill, inciting binge drinking could be
punishable with up to a year in jail or a hefty fine. Please
continue reading here.
Ecstasy and Acid in Your
Medicine Cabinet? Doctors Explore Psychedelics
Psychedelics, the drugs of choice for many in the 1960s
counterculture movement, may be making a comeback in the most straight-laced of
places: research labs and doctors’ offices. Please
continue reading here.
55 universities join Jed
and Clinton health program to address mental health, student safety
More than 55 colleges and universities have joined the Jed
& Clinton Health Matters Campus Program, a collaborative effort to address
mental health on campuses across the country. Previously, the Jed Foundation
and Clinton Foundation worked separately on mental health issues. Together,
they hope to help schools prevent the two leading causes of mortality among
young adults – accidents, including those caused by substance abuse and
suicide. Please
continue reading here.
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