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Jonesing for Java: Could Caffeine Use Predict Risk for Cocaine Abuse?
October 7, 2011 — A new study that examined responses to stimulants is the first to demonstrate that caffeine reinforcement prospectively predicts the positive effects of another ... > full story -
Marijuana Use May Double the Risk of Accidents for Drivers, Study Finds
October 6, 2011 — Researchers have found that drivers who test positive for marijuana or report driving within three hours of marijuana use are more than twice as likely as other drivers to be involved in motor ... > full story -
Marijuana Component Could Ease Pain from Chemotherapy Drugs, Study Suggests
October 6, 2011 — A chemical component of the marijuana plant could prevent the onset of pain associated with drugs used in chemotherapy, particularly in breast cancer ... > full story -
Cocaine Users Have 45 Percent Increased Risk of Glaucoma
September 29, 2011 — A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinics in a one-year period found that use of cocaine is predictive of open-angle glaucoma, the most common ... > full story -
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Single Dose of 'Magic Mushrooms' Hallucinogen May Create Lasting Personality Change, Study Suggests
September 29, 2011 — A single high dose of the hallucinogen psilocybin, the active ingredient in so-called "magic mushrooms," was enough to bring about a measurable personality change lasting at least a year in nearly 60 ... > full story -
University Students Who Use Cannabis, Tobacco and Alcohol Take Too Many Non-Prescribed Drugs, Study Suggests
September 23, 2011 — A Spanish study on the consumption of drugs amongst university students confirms that non-prescribed drug abuse amongst those who use cannabis, tobacco and alcohol could be considered "another form ... > full story -
Cannabinoids After a Traumatic Experience May Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Rat Study Suggests
September 21, 2011 — Administration of cannabinoids (in the form of synthetic marijuana) after experiencing a traumatic event blocks the development of post-traumatic stress disorder-like symptoms in rats, according to a ... > full story -
New Approach to Tracking the Dangers of Designer Drug Meow Meow
September 15, 2011 — Experts from the UK have devised a new questionnaire to detect behavior such as mephedrone use. The aim is to pinpoint exactly how widespread the abuse of substances like mephedrone, commonly called ... > full story -
Enzyme Might Be Target for Treating Smoking, Alcoholism at Same Time
September 12, 2011 — An enzyme that appears to play a role in controlling the brain's response to nicotine and alcohol in mice might be a promising target for a drug that simultaneously would treat nicotine addiction and ... > full story -
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Time to Address Stimulant Abuse on Our Campuses, Experts Urge
September 6, 2011 — Universities and colleges need to do more to protect young adults from the dangers of illicit stimulant use and to educate them about harms, argue the authors of a new ... > full story
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