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Addiction: Addiction is defined as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain-they change its structure and how it works. These brain changes can be long-lasting, and can lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who abuse drugs. Addiction is a lot like other diseases, such as heart disease. Both disrupt the normal, healthy functioning of the underlying organ, have serious harmful consequences, and are preventable and treatable, but if left untreated, can last a lifetime.
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JAN 02, 2019Videos
Learn more about how genetics may help clinicians treat alcohol use disorder.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 01, 2019Cannabis Sciences
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Drunk driving has been known for decades to lead to serious, life-threatening accidents. Driving while under the influen ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 27, 2018Cannabis Sciences
WHEC News in Rochester, New York, is reporting that more adults are turning to medical marijuana to treat their child ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 27, 2018Cell & Molecular Biology
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Many users of marijuana tend to use marijuana as their sole drug of choice, despite cigarettes, alcohol, prescribed medi ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 19, 2018Cannabis Sciences
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Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University are testing a vaccine created by Scripps Research Institute.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report from Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit in Baltimore published in JAMA Networ ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 13, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the medical journal—PAIN, a non-opioid drug compound discovered by researchers from the Na ...Written By: Nouran AminDEC 10, 2018Neuroscience
Dopamine in the brain is an important neurotransmitter that is often attributed to pleasure chemical. But that's not all ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 10, 2018Neuroscience
Uncertainty and Gambling go hand-in-hand; there is never a sure bet. Researchers have identified neuronal activity in th ...Written By: Aswini KannegantiDEC 09, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the body's largest network of neurotransmitters, receptors, and neu ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 06, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Unfortunately for the lovely country of Mexico, a bloody drug war has been ravaging the people of the country. Cart ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 05, 2018Cannabis Sciences
It was just a matter of time. Like all industries, the big fish like to eat the smaller fish. And a burgeoning market sp ...Written By: Amy LoriauxDEC 03, 2018Cardiology
Arteries stiffen over time as a result of aging, but heavy alcohol drinking habits over a lifetime can accelerate ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 15, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Trigger warning: If you are a bit squeamish about emesis (vomiting) then this article may not be for you. Otherwise ...Written By: Amy LoriauxNOV 14, 2018Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxietyWritten By: Nicholas BreehlNOV 10, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent study from The Journal of Clinical PsychiatryWritten By: Amy LoriauxNOV 09, 2018Cannabis Sciences
A recent report in The Atlantic highlights the "invisible" marijuana addicts among today's ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 30, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The perception of marijuana's safety is prevalent among chronic users. Dr. Samuel Wilkinson and colleagues from ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 18, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Here is a first: a marijuana https://youtu.be/_DlFcMWdsxwWritten By: Amy LoriauxOCT 11, 2018Cannabis Sciences
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JAN 02, 2019
Videos
Learn more about how genetics may help clinicians treat alcohol use disorder.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 01, 2019
Cannabis Sciences
Alcoholism is a devastating disease that is responsible for the deaths of roughly 88,000 people a year, n
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 27, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Drunk driving has been known for decades to lead to serious, life-threatening accidents. Driving while under the influen
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 27, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
WHEC News in Rochester, New York, is reporting that more adults are turning to medical marijuana to treat their child
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 27, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many people will soon experience the intoxication that comes with imbibing alcohol. Researchers have learned more about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Testing positive for marijuana, or rather its metabolite, COOH-THC, can cause a prospective applicant her chances at get
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 25, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Many users of marijuana tend to use marijuana as their sole drug of choice, despite cigarettes, alcohol, prescribed medi
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 19, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana has received a lot of attention for its medicinal and recreational purposes. But we should be mindful of the
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 14, 2018
Videos
Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University are testing a vaccine created by Scripps Research Institute.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report from Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit in Baltimore published in JAMA Networ
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 13, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
In a study published in the medical journal—PAIN, a non-opioid drug compound discovered by researchers from the Na
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Dopamine in the brain is an important neurotransmitter that is often attributed to pleasure chemical. But that's not all
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 10, 2018
Neuroscience
Uncertainty and Gambling go hand-in-hand; there is never a sure bet. Researchers have identified neuronal activity in th
...
Written By:
Aswini Kanneganti
DEC 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The human endocannabinoid system (ECS) is one of the body's largest network of neurotransmitters, receptors, and neu
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 06, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Unfortunately for the lovely country of Mexico, a bloody drug war has been ravaging the people of the country. Cart
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 05, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
It was just a matter of time. Like all industries, the big fish like to eat the smaller fish. And a burgeoning market sp
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
DEC 03, 2018
Cardiology
Arteries stiffen over time as a result of aging, but heavy alcohol drinking habits over a lifetime can accelerate
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Trigger warning: If you are a bit squeamish about emesis (vomiting) then this article may not be for you. Otherwise
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 14, 2018
Immunology
A research team investigates early life stress and its relation to adult depression and anxiety
Written By:
Nicholas Breehl
NOV 10, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study from The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
NOV 09, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
A recent report in The Atlantic highlights the "invisible" marijuana addicts among today's
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 30, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
The perception of marijuana's safety is prevalent among chronic users. Dr. Samuel Wilkinson and colleagues from
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 18, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Here is a first: a marijuana https://youtu.be/_DlFcMWdsxw
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 11, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
What is vaping? Briefly, it is the heating up of plant material to a certain temperature that, instead of combusting, it
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux