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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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MAY 17, 2022
Health & Medicine
The Journal of the American Medical Association reported on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicin
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 13, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The rise in opioid use, addiction, and overdose is a serious public health matter. Almost 850,000 people have died of dr
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAY 11, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A research study published in Health Economics found a link between the availability of legal recreational cannabis, and
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 09, 2022
Technology
Nowadays, it seems like social media usage is a near ubiquitous part of our daily lives. In fact, the Pew Research Cente
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 22, 2022
Health & Medicine
A new study published in Frontiers examined the influence of acute and chronic cannabis use on stress regulation. Althou
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 21, 2022
Health & Medicine
Don't look to alcohol to reduce your anxiety. Look to disulfiram, a drug that helps alcoholics stay way from alcohol
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
APR 14, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A recent study found that it is safe and effective to use cannabidiol (CBD),∆9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and CBD/THC m
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
APR 12, 2022
Neuroscience
When we think of sugar, we often affiliate it with junk food like cereal, candy, or soda, and in turn often associate it
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAR 28, 2022
Plants & Animals
Morphine is a synthetic narcotic designed to treat severe pain. As an opioid, tt is created from opium, or the seeds fro
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
MAR 22, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
Claims about medical marijuana treating multiple mental health and neurological disorders may be overhyped, according to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 17, 2022
Neuroscience
Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) disproportionately miss work compared to those without the disorder. The cor
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 10, 2022
Neuroscience
Drinking alcohol small quantities of alcohol- such as less than one unit, which is equivalent to half a beer- is linked
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 23, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
The use of illicit amphetamines, commonly known as 'speed' increases the risk of psychosis 5-fold over a ten-yea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 03, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A primary limitation of cannabis research thus far has been the inconsistent quantification of exposure to the plant&rsq
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 27, 2021
Microbiology
Anthrax conjures thoughts of bioterrorism, though it's a disease caused by a rare but naturally-occurring bacterium, Bac
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Colorado State University and the University of Colorado Boulder have just released the first study to
...
Written By:
Nadine Husami
DEC 20, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have identified a molecule that's involved in addiction behavior, and influences the strength of an individu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 16, 2021
Health & Medicine
Johns Hopkins University Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research just received a $4.9 million grant to study h
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 29, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Psilocybin and its metabolite psilocin are naturally occurring compounds that are commonly found in some genus of mushro
...
Written By:
J. Bryce Ortiz
OCT 28, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
In the current environment the legalization of cannabis, and its use for medicinal purposes, has been a divisive topic o
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
OCT 22, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to a recent review of cannabis in kidney disease symptom management conducted by University of British Columbi
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 18, 2021
Health & Medicine
Delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol is a cannabinoid derived from the hemp plant. It is one of the more prominent compounds, bu
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
SEP 30, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to data from a National Vital Statistics Report published in March 2021, the percentage of infants born with a
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 16, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
It should come as no surprise that exercise is good for our health. Regular exercise reduces the risks of serious chroni
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio