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Drug Abuse
Drug Abuse is a consistent or repeated use of illegal or addictive substances. Drug abuse is a public health crisis that can cause numerous injuries and illnesses to not only the user, but secondary parties as well. The most commonly abused substances are: methamphetamine, cocaine, heron, anabolic steroids, opiods, and marijuana.
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NOV 26, 2020Health & Medicine
The University of Minnesota have developed a genetic test for hemp seeds that accurately estimates the amount of T ...Written By: Angela DowdenNOV 23, 2020Health & Medicine
Concerns that the legalization of recreational marijuana might cause an upswing in young people misusing the drug have b ...Written By: Angela DowdenNOV 14, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a genetic test that can predict how much cannabidiol (CBD) o ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 24, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified two regions in our DNA that seem to contri ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 20, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Should cannabis and its compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive compound in cannabis, come in sta ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 03, 2020Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2020Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 29, 2020Cannabis Sciences
A new study on cannabis research funding in the US, Canada, and the UK has found that out of the $1.56 billion directed ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 27, 2020Health & 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 DowdenAUG 20, 2020Health & Medicine
Imagine that after a busy day at work you kick back with a relaxing cannabis joint. In many states that is now entirely ...Written By: Angela DowdenAUG 18, 2020Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche ...AUG 11, 2020Drug 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 LennonAUG 04, 2020Neuroscience
Marijuana is sometimes used to help people wean themselves off other drugs addictions, such as to opioids, but can also ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 30, 2020Health & Medicine
It may be a federally legal crop, but the Sailors and Marines of the US navy have been told they cannot use hemp in any ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 29, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations may be at a higher risk of prescription stimulant use, based on a new examination ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 21, 2020Health & Medicine
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has produced guidelines for research into cannabis-related ingre ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 14, 2020Drug 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 AminJUL 14, 2020Health & Medicine
A new report in the journal Pediatrics gets the conversation going on a much under-reported area: sick children being ad ...Written By: Angela DowdenJUL 11, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have begun to examine how cocaine exposure alters gene expression in a specific region of the brain, and the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 08, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers have found that the maternal instinct can override the brain's decision-making regions to prioritize car ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 22, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have shown that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has therapeutic effects that last over a year in treating post-t ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 12, 2020Cannabis Sciences
While 12% of adults in the US claim to have smoked cannabis, the same figure stands at 22% for those aged between 18 and ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 06, 2020Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis products become more mainstream, increasing numbers of people from every age bracket are using them. Researc ...Written By: Annie Lennon
NOV 26, 2020
Health & Medicine
The University of Minnesota have developed a genetic test for hemp seeds that accurately estimates the amount of T
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
NOV 23, 2020
Health & Medicine
Concerns that the legalization of recreational marijuana might cause an upswing in young people misusing the drug have b
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
NOV 14, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the University of Minnesota have developed a genetic test that can predict how much cannabidiol (CBD) o
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 24, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified two regions in our DNA that seem to contri
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 20, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Should cannabis and its compounds such as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive compound in cannabis, come in sta
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 03, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
There is no treatment for cocaine addiction, which affects millions of people around the world and has a high relapse ra
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Recent studies have demonstrated that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline have therapeutic potentia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2020
Immunology
Opioids are painkillers such as oxycodone (OxyContin and Percocet) and hydrocodone (Vicodin) that are synthesized to mim
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
A new study on cannabis research funding in the US, Canada, and the UK has found that out of the $1.56 billion directed
...
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 20, 2020
Health & Medicine
Imagine that after a busy day at work you kick back with a relaxing cannabis joint. In many states that is now entirely
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
AUG 18, 2020
Health & Medicine
Even as countries are now gradually starting to reopen after lockdown, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. Researche
...
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 30, 2020
Health & Medicine
It may be a federally legal crop, but the Sailors and Marines of the US navy have been told they cannot use hemp in any
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
JUL 29, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations may be at a higher risk of prescription stimulant use, based on a new examination
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 21, 2020
Health & Medicine
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has produced guidelines for research into cannabis-related ingre
...
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 14, 2020
Health & Medicine
A new report in the journal Pediatrics gets the conversation going on a much under-reported area: sick children being ad
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
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 22, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have shown that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy has therapeutic effects that last over a year in treating post-t
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 12, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
While 12% of adults in the US claim to have smoked cannabis, the same figure stands at 22% for those aged between 18 and
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 06, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
As cannabis products become more mainstream, increasing numbers of people from every age bracket are using them. Researc
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon