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Scientists Weaken HIV Infection in Immune Cells Using Synthetic Agents

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is notorious for hiding within certain types of cells, where it reproduces at a slowed rate ...  > full story

Alcohol Use, Anxiety Predict Facebook Use by College Students

Anxiety and alcohol use significantly predict emotional connectedness to Facebook, a new study suggests. According to one of the researchers, alcohol ...  > full story

Mental Illness Linked to Heavy Cannabis Use

People with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to use cannabis weekly compared to people without a mental illness, according to new research. ...  > full story

Smoking Marijuana Associated With Higher Stroke Risk in Young Adults

Marijuana use may double the risk of stroke in young adults. The New Zealand findings are the first from a case-controlled study to ...  > full story

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  Study Adds to Evidence That Cigarettes Are Gateway to Marijuana

  May 5, 2013 — Teen smokers who rationalize their use of cigarettes by saying, "At least, I'm not doing drugs," may not always be able to use that line. New research supports the theory that cigarettes are a ... > full story
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  How the Brain Suppresses Pain During Times of Stress

  March 6, 2013 — How does the brain suppress pain? For the first time, it has been shown that suppression of pain during times of fear involves complex interplay between marijuana-like chemicals and other ... > full story
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  New Study Shows Cannabis Effects on Driving Skills

  March 1, 2013 — Cannabis is second only to alcohol for causing impaired driving and motor vehicle accidents. In 2009, 12.8% of young adults reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs and in the 2007 ... > full story
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  Parents Talking About Their Own Drug Use to Children Could Be Detrimental

  February 22, 2013 — Parents know that one day they will have to talk to their children about drug use. The hardest part is to decide whether or not talking about ones own drug use will be useful in communicating an ... > full story
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  Medical Cannabis Provides Dramatic Relief for Sufferers of Chronic Ailments, Israeli Study Finds

  January 24, 2013 — Though still controversial, medical cannabis has been gaining ground as a valid therapy for cancer, PTSD, and chronic pain. Now a specialist says that residents of an Israel nursing home experienced ... > full story
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  Brain Imaging Insight Into Cannabis as a Pain Killer

  December 20, 2012 — The pain relief offered by cannabis varies greatly between individuals, a brain imaging study suggests. The researchers found that an oral tablet of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, ... > full story
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  Regular Marijuana Use by Teens Continues to Be a Concern

  December 19, 2012 — Continued high use of marijuana by the United States' eighth, 10th and 12th graders combined with a drop in perceptions of its potential harms was revealed in this year's Monitoring the Future ... > full story
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  Holiday Spices Often Abused for Cheap Highs, Says Toxicologist

  December 17, 2012 — Cinnamon, nutmeg and even marshmallows are being intentionally abused in risky behavior, says a toxicologist. Once folly for teenagers, pre-teens are now copying what they see from Internet videos ... > full story
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  Combined Chronic Alcohol and Marijuana Use During Youth Can Compromise White-Matter Integrity

  December 14, 2012 — Chronic alcohol and marijuana during youth is associated with worsened neurocognitive abilities into later adolescence and adulthood. A new study examines fiber tract integrity affected by adolescent ... > full story
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  No Strong Evidence to Back Use of Cannabis Extract in Multiple Sclerosis

  December 12, 2012 — There is no strong evidence to back the use of cannabis extract in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, concludes a review of the available evidence on the first licensed ... > full story

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