Credit: CC0 Public Domain The legalization of recreational marijuana is associated with an increase in its abuse, injury due to overdoses, and car accidents, but does not significantly change health care use overall, according to a study by researchers at …
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CBD—it’s everywhere, but does it work?
(HealthDay)—You would have to be living in a cave to have missed the CBD craze that is sweeping across America: New products are cramming store shelves as the market explodes for what many Americans believe to be a miracle cure-all. …
Read More »Inhibitory synapses grow as ‘traffic controller’ at busy neural intersections
At the spot where an axon (green) crosses a dendrite (red), the researchers activated four synapses (blue dots, left). The yellow spot in the right-hand picture shows that a new synapse has formed at that intersection. Neurons pass on information …
Read More »Program takes on alcohol, e-cigarette use by children
Dr. Martha Tingen and her team at the Murphey Middle School. Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University The bottom line is to help children grow up safer and healthier and to increase parents’ ability to help them do that, …
Read More »Can medical marijuana help kids with autism?
(HealthDay)—Medical marijuana extracts appear to help children with autism, reducing their disruptive behavior while improving their social responsiveness, a new Israeli clinical trial reports. Kids treated with either a whole-plant cannabis extract or a pure combination of cannabidiol (CBD) and …
Read More »Denver first US city to decriminalize ‘magic mushrooms’
Proponents point to studies that say psilocybin is not considered addictive and could be used against depression or opioid addiction Denver on Wednesday became the first US city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms, as voters approved a ballot initiative by a …
Read More »Lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents at elevated risk for engaging in polysubstance use
LGBT Health, published 8 times a year online with open access options and in print, facilitates and supports the work of researchers, clinicians, academics, and policymakers to address barriers to care and advance efforts to improve the health, well-being, and …
Read More »Denver voters to decide legalizing ‘magic mushrooms’
Voters decide this week whether Denver will become the first U.S. city to decriminalize the use of psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic mushrooms.” A citizen-led initiative appearing on ballots Tuesday follows a path that led to marijuana’s legalization in …
Read More »Marijuana tied to increased risk for LUTS medications in BPH
(HealthDay)—Marijuana use is associated with both sperm functional defects and an increased risk for being on a lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS) medication among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)/LUTS, according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of …
Read More »Marijuana use among Illinois teens unchanged but ‘cool factor’ increasing, survey finds
The number of Illinois high school seniors who think that using marijuana would make their peers perceive them as cool doubled during the past decade, according to a new report based on the 2018 Illinois Youth Survey, conducted by senior …
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