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Mental Illness Linked to Heavy Cannabis Use
April 2, 2013 — 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 ... > full story -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Smoking Marijuana Associated With Higher Stroke Risk in Young Adults
February 6, 2013 — Marijuana use may double the risk of stroke in young adults. The New Zealand findings are the first from a case-controlled study to indicate a potential link between marijuana and ... > full story -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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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