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The Straight Dope: Studies Link Parental Monitoring With Decreased Teen Marijuana Usage
Marijuana is the most widely
used illicit drug by
adolescents, with almost 42
percent of high school
seniors admitting to having
... > full story
Teen Attitudes Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs
New research looks at the
specific ways parents and
peers influence teenagers to
smoke, drink and use
marijuana in combination. ... > full story
Endocannabinoids, Closely Related To Active Ingredients In Cannabis Plant, Can Promote Pain
The endocannabinoids
occurring naturally in the
human body are closely
related to the active
ingredients of the cannabis
... > full story
Active Ingredient In Cannabis Eliminates Morphine Dependence In Rats
Injections of THC, the
active principle of
cannabis, eliminate
dependence on opiates
(morphine, heroin) in rats
... > full story
- The Straight Dope: Studies Link Parental Monitoring With Decreased Teen Marijuana Usage
- Teen Attitudes Toward Smoking Linked To Likelihood Of Drinking And Using Drugs
- Endocannabinoids, Closely Related To Active Ingredients In Cannabis Plant, Can Promote Pain
- Active Ingredient In Cannabis Eliminates Morphine Dependence In Rats
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Use Of Cannabinoids Could Help Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Patients
November 4, 2009 — Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients, according to a new ... > full story -
Minimal Relationship Between Cannabis And Schizophrenia Or Psychosis, Suggested By New Study
October 22, 2009 — Last year the UK government reclassified cannabis from a class C to a class B drug, partly out of concerns that cannabis, especially the more potent varieties, may increase the risk of schizophrenia ... > full story -
What Proportion Of Psychotic Illness Is Due To Cannabis?
September 29, 2009 — In a new paper, a team of researchers from Australia and the US makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a risk factor for ... > full story -
Impact Of Cannabis On Bones Changes With Age, Study Finds
August 16, 2009 — Scientists investigating the effects of cannabis on bone health have found that its impact varies dramatically with ... > full story -
Active Ingredients In Marijuana Found To Spread And Prolong Pain
August 14, 2009 — Experiments with rodents and humans have shown that cannabinoids, the active ingredients of marijuana, can actually amplify and prolong pain rather than damping it down. This discovery has ... > full story -
How Marijuana Causes Memory Deficits
August 4, 2009 — Memory loss associated with marijuana use is caused by the drug's interference with the brain's natural protein synthesis machinery, according to a new study by European ... > full story -
Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer, New Test Reveals
June 15, 2009 — Using a highly sensitive new test, scientists are reporting "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways that could increase the risk of ... > full story -
Marijuana Rivals Mainstream Drugs For Alleviating HIV/AIDS Symptoms
May 29, 2009 — Those in the United States living with HIV/AIDS are more likely to use marijuana than those in Kenya, South Africa or Puerto Rica to alleviate their symptoms, according to a new ... > full story -
Can Happiness Be Inherited?
May 14, 2009 — Our feelings in our lifetime can affect our children. A wide range of chemicals that our brain generates when we are in different moods could affect 'germ cells' (eggs and sperm), the cells that ... > full story -
Herbal Remedy: Teens Often Use Cannabis For Relief, Not Recreation, Study Finds
April 24, 2009 — When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study suggests that around a third of teens who smoke cannabis on a regular basis use it as a medication, rather than as a means ... > full story
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