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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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JUN 11, 2021Cannabis Sciences
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JUN 11, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
According to the Sleep Association, around 50-70 million adults in the US have a sleep disorder. Some claim that ca
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 10, 2021
Health & Medicine
Here’s a bonus effect of using medical cannabis — you’re more likely to give up smoking accordi
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUN 01, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers have found that recreational cannabis laws in the US may be linked to changes in the illegal drug market.&nb
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 21, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of British Columbia in Canada have found that teens brought up in homes where their pare
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
There have been exponential increases in opioid-related illness and death in the United States and Canada, and the opioi
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
Whatever your stance on cannabis, almost everyone would agree that more, better quality, research sh
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
MAY 06, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Temple University Health System have found that a novel cannabidiol (CBD) analog can reverse pain sensi
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Medications that manage post-operative pain are some of the main entry points to opioid addiction and overdose in the US
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 29, 2021
Technology
Social media has been a transformative technology, changing many things about our life: the fabric of social movements,
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
APR 14, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found that content labels on medicinal cannabis products are
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Over 1 in 10 children in the US aged between 5 and 17 have been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 07, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Most people who have been prescribed pain killers are familiar with fentanyl, oxycodone, and morphine. These substances
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
APR 03, 2021
Technology
Children and teens are spending most of their time on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. Now, researchers
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 12, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a drug candidate that blocks the uptake
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAR 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Whether cannabis use has an effect on a user’s blood pressure has until recently not been at all clear. Seeking to
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
FEB 20, 2021
Technology
A study published in the journal Child Development shows that loneliness among the adolescent population is in fact a ri
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is thought to affect almost ten percent of children in the United States
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 19, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
A survey conducted in 2020 by the Commonwealth Fund found that 23.1% of Canadians have used cannabis in the last year, s
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 12, 2021
Technology
Do boys who play video games on a regular basis have a lower risk of depression? According to a new study, the answer wo
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 28, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers have shown that enzymes working at the synapses of medium spiny neurons (MSN) are associated with drug-seeki
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 16, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers develop a bio-compatible patch that releases non-opioid painkillers for days and potentially serving as a sa
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JAN 09, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
A new study has found that over half of people who use medical cannabis products for pain relief experience multiple wit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 05, 2021
Neuroscience
Psychedelics are receiving an increasing amount of attention- both in research and in the media- for their potential to
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon