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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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SEP 11, 2020Cannabis Sciences
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DMT is a powerful psychedelic drug known to produce visions involving 'other beings' like elves, aliens, and dei ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 03, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
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The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 17, 2020Technology
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Researchers in Israel are investigating the potential for cannabis-derived products to treat patients with COVID-19. So ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 24, 2020Health & Medicine
Whether or not an addiction to marijuana is a risk of the drug has been widely debated, with the general population typi ...
SEP 11, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of British Columbia have found that frequent cannabis use is not associated with increas
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 04, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University have found that fecal transplants can reduce drinking behaviors in peo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 27, 2020
Health & Medicine
People who use cannabis every day for six months are a quarter (25 percent) more likely to stop injecting opioids than t
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
AUG 15, 2020
Technology
Homelessness remains the dark backdrop of a society that needs to do better. While programs have been created to address
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 11, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the approval of Olinvyk (oliceridine), a new opioid that can help mana
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 04, 2020
Neuroscience
Marijuana is sometimes used to help people wean themselves off other drugs addictions, such as to opioids, but can also
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Cannabis use disorder is essentially cannabis addiction. Although research suggests that it affects 9% of peop
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Evidence suggests that chronic pain is the most common “qualifying condition” for patients who have been iss
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 14, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Opioids continue to have a bad name, and for a good reason, the number of lives they took due to their abuse has led to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUL 11, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have begun to examine how cocaine exposure alters gene expression in a specific region of the brain, and the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers have found that the maternal instinct can override the brain's decision-making regions to prioritize car
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 23, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Neuro-pharmaceutical company, MindMed, has announced that it will begin a double-blind placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinic
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 12, 2020
Technology
Sea slugs have long been used to study brain models especially in research concerned with memory and learning. Now, rese
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 09, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
DMT is a powerful psychedelic drug known to produce visions involving 'other beings' like elves, aliens, and dei
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 03, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
No More Cravings? Scientists at Duke University may have created a drug to hone cravings and possibly help with weight m
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 01, 2020
Neuroscience
People who use psychedelics like magic mushrooms, LSD and DMT often describe a feeling of going 'beyond their human
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
E-cigarettes have emerged as a healthier alternative to smoking, but many studies have suggested that vaping still poses
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 21, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
The fidget spinner toy craze took the world by storm — a small, boomerang-shaped gadget that rotates hypnotically
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 17, 2020
Technology
How real is video game addiction? We often hear of the negative implications for long-term video game use but is it fair
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 08, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Upon quitting cannabis, many notice their dreams become a lot more vivid and intense. But why? To answer that ques
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2020
Neuroscience
Following a traumatic experience, some experience intense flashbacks, nightmares, irritability, anger and fear. Key symp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 26, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As legal restrictions loosen around the recreational use of cannabis, researchers are becoming increasingly concerned ab
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers in Israel are investigating the potential for cannabis-derived products to treat patients with COVID-19. So
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 24, 2020
Health & Medicine
Whether or not an addiction to marijuana is a risk of the drug has been widely debated, with the general population typi
...