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Teens Who Smoke Marijuana But Not Tobacco Are Different From Other Teen Groups
November 5, 2007 — A Swiss study suggests that teens who use only cannabis appear to function better than those who also use tobacco, and are more socially driven and have no more psychosocial problems than those who ... > full story -
Behavior Therapy Plus Medication May Help Teens With Depression And Substance Use Disorders
November 5, 2007 — The antidepressant fluoxetine combined with cognitive behavioral therapy appears as effective for treating depression among teens who also have substance use disorders as among those without ... > full story -
Stress Increases Cocaine Addiction
November 5, 2007 — Anyone who sniffs cocaine once has a 15 to 20% likelihood of becoming addicted to this hard drug. Why does the recreational user only try it once whereas another person becomes physically and ... > full story -
Marijuana-Like Brain Chemicals Work As Antidepressant
November 5, 2007 — Researchers have found that boosting the amounts of a marijuana-like brain transmitter called anandamide produces antidepressant effects in test ... > full story -
Most Parents Can Accurately Evaluate Their Teen's Substance Abuse, Study Says
October 25, 2007 — Addiction research suggests that most parents are aware of and accurately evaluate the extent of their teenager's cigarette smoking, marijuana use, drinking and overall substance ... > full story -
Smoked Cannabis Proven Effective In Treating Neuropathic Pain
October 24, 2007 — Smoked cannabis eased pain induced in healthy volunteers, according to a new study. However, the researchers found that less may be more. The subjects were healthy volunteers who inhaled either ... > full story -
Cannabis: Potent Anti-Depressant In Low Doses, Worsens Depression At High Doses
October 23, 2007 — A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses. However, at higher doses, the effect reverses ... > full story -
Faster, More Efficient Method For Detecting Illegal Steroids In Urine
October 15, 2007 — Amid growing concerns about sports "doping," researchers report development of a faster and more efficient method for detecting the presence of illegal anabolic steroids in urine. The new method ... > full story -
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Cannabis Use, Effect And Potential Therapy For Alzheimer's, MS and Parkinson's
October 14, 2007 — Cannabis (marijuana) is the most widely produced plant-based illicit drug worldwide and the illegal drug most frequently used in Europe. Its use increased in almost all EU countries during the 1990s, ... > full story -
Highs And Lows Of Drug Cravings
October 11, 2007 — The anticipation of a cocaine fix and the actual craving to abuse the drug are two closely related phenomena, according to new evidence. Scientists explain that craving is an intense and often ... > full story
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