Ten years ago, the average gram of meth available in the U.S. was 39 percent pure. Today, it is being sold in a nearly pure state, manufactured in Mexican “superlabs” and smuggled across the border to feed an epidemic of …
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Parental attention can reduce risk of drug abuse in adolescence
Survey of more than 6,000 teenagers reinforces protective function of rule-keeping. Findings also show that well-off school students drink most . Credit: Rebcenter / Wikimedia Children required by parents to follow rules and discuss their activities have fewer problems when …
Read More »Marijuana use may not aid patients in opioid addiction treatment
Research by Wilson, WSU College of Nursing, shows that frequent marijuana use seems to strengthen the relationship between pain and depression and anxiety. Credit: Washington State University Many patients who are being treated for opioid addiction in a medication-assisted treatment …
Read More »Cigarette smokers are 10 times more likely to be daily marijuana users
Daily marijuana use has been on the rise over the past decade. Now, a new study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health and the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New …
Read More »Uncovering how dabbing cannabis can impair driving ability
The van that the research team uses to conduct tests on participants. Credit: Colorado State University Researchers studying how an intense cannabis consumption method could impair driving ability have turned to a simple device that many people have lying around …
Read More »San Francisco pushes forward with legal marijuana sales
This Oct. 19, 2009 file photo shows a neon sign at the entrance to the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic in San Francisco. San Francisco supervisors approved regulations for the sale of recreational marijuana following weeks of emotional debate over …
Read More »Synthetic cannabinoid reduces sleep apnea
Illustration of obstruction of ventilation. Credit: Habib M’henni / public domain A synthetic version of a molecule found in the cannabis plant was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea in the first large, multi-site study of a drug …
Read More »Pot may alter brain function of some with HIV
(HealthDay)—Using marijuana when you have HIV could lead to problems with brain function if you also abuse alcohol or drugs, a new study finds. “People with HIV infection have many reasons to have cognitive dysfunction, from the virus itself to …
Read More »As access to legal marijuana increases, researchers explore patient use
Cannabis indica. Credit: Wikipedia About 1 in 7 adult primary care patients visiting medical offices reported having used marijuana at least once in the past year, according to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente researchers since Washington state legalized nonmedical …
Read More »Bill to make medical marijuana available in Malta proposed
Malta’s government has proposed allowing all doctors in the country to prescribe medical marijuana. The government published draft legislation on Monday that would loosen an existing regulation with so many restrictions that not a single Maltese had ever been treated …
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