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Students Trading Sex for Drugs or Alcohol Happens Also in Rural Canada
August 1, 2012 — Just over two percent of teens in rural schools who have ever tried alcohol, marijuana or other drugs report they have also traded sex for these substances, according to new ... > full story -
Adolescents in Substance Abuse Treatment Report Using Someone Else's Medical Marijuana
July 31, 2012 — Diverted medical marijuana use among adolescents receiving treatment for substance abuse is very common, according to new research. Study participants from two adolescent substance abuse treatment ... > full story -
Hookah Smoking Increasingly Common Among First-Year College Women
July 18, 2012 — Nearly a quarter of college women try smoking tobacco with a hookah, or water pipe, for the first time during their freshman year, according to new ... > full story -
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Cannabis 'Pharma Factory' Discovered
July 16, 2012 — Researchers have discovered the chemical pathway that cannabis sativa uses to create bioactive compounds, paving the way for the development of marijuana varieties to produce pharmaceuticals or ... > full story -
No Evidence Medical Marijuana Increases Teen Drug Use, Study Suggests
June 18, 2012 — While marijuana use by teens has been increasing since 2005, an analysis of data from 1993 through 2009 by economists at three universities has found no evidence linking the legalization of medical ... > full story -
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Active Ingredient of Cannabis Has No Effect on the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis, Study Suggests
June 15, 2012 — The first large non-commercial study to investigate whether the main active constituent of cannabis (tetrahydrocannabinol or THC) is effective in slowing the course of progressive multiple sclerosis ... > full story -
Mothers' Teen Cannabinoid Exposure May Increase Response of Offspring to Opiate Drugs
June 5, 2012 — A study in rats suggests that mothers who use marijuana during their teen years -- then stop -- may put their eventual offspring at risk of increased sensitivity to ... > full story -
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Smoked Cannabis Reduces Some Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
May 14, 2012 — A clinical study of 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown that smoked cannabis may be an effective treatment for spasticity – a common and disabling symptom of this ... > full story -
How Cannabis Use During Adolescence Affects Brain Regions Associated With Schizophrenia
May 8, 2012 — New research has shown physical changes to exist in specific brain areas implicated in schizophrenia following the use of cannabis during adolescence. The research has shown how cannabis use during ... > full story -
Anticonvulsant Drug Helps Marijuana Smokers Kick the Habit
April 24, 2012 — Scientists have found clinical evidence that the drug gabapentin, currently on the market to treat neuropathic pain and epilepsy, helps people to quit smoking marijuana (cannabis). Unlike traditional ... > full story
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