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Substance Abuse is an excessively habitual partaking in drugs or alcohol. The effects of substance abuse can be harmful both mentally and physically and can lead to addictive tendencies. The most commonly abused substances are alcohol and opioids, which can cause problems such as heart and liver damage.
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OCT 30, 2018Cannabis Sciences
The perception of marijuana's safety is prevalent among chronic users. Dr. Samuel Wilkinson and colleagues from ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 17, 2018Cannabis Sciences
You may be wondering, with all of these changes in marijuana laws occurring around the country, is anybody monitori ...Written By: Amy LoriauxOCT 11, 2018Neuroscience
Getting enough sleep is a healthy habit for anyone, but in adolescents it's crucial. Brain development is happening ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 03, 2018Health & Medicine
When studying the brain, the larger a study is, the more data can be gathered, and the more accurate conclusions can be. ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 30, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at John Hopkins have evaluated the safety and efficacy of compound, psilocybin, found in hallucinogenic mush ...Written By: Nouran AminSEP 26, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Chronic marijuana use appears to help opioid addicts stay on their anti-opioid treatment regimen. At least that's ac ...Written By: Amy LoriauxSEP 11, 2018Neuroscience
It's that time of year again. Much like the Christmas song, some parents might think it's "The Most Wonderf ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 30, 2018Neuroscience
When Amy Winehouse sang "They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no" she was referring to substance ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 26, 2018Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsAUG 15, 2018Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 09, 2018Videos
The video above explains a brief overview on the history of cannabis and how the federal government, the states, and the ...Written By: Amanda KahlJUL 30, 2018Immunology
Childhood adversity alters the immune system which contributes to increased risk of addiction as an adult.Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 26, 2018Cardiology
The use of e-cigarettes can increase blood pressure and heart rate up to 45 minutes after vaping, which may be linked to ...Written By: Caitlin WilliamsJUL 23, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Young people with chronic or severe depression face an elevated risk of developing a problem with cannabis by the time t ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUL 17, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
Hunger hormones, or gut hormones, work to signal the body's state of hunger and fullness. These hormones could poten ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Drug Discovery & Development
A drug derived from marijuana has been the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatme ...Written By: Nouran AminJUN 27, 2018Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a guide called the International Classification of Disease. It gets revise ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 14, 2018Cannabis Sciences
In a recent study published June 2018, researchers found that middle-aged patients with psychiatric disorders did not ha ...Written By: Mauri BrueggemanJUN 05, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana use during pregnancy may have consequences for infants’ weight and behavior, particularly in combination ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 31, 2018Neuroscience
Recovering from trauma is difficult for anyone because trauma is a very individual experience. An event that will ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 01, 2018Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 28, 2018Cannabis Sciences
In the wake of the opiod epidemic a state has taken a proactive step in the direction to curb the addiction and mortalit ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 26, 2018Cannabis Sciences
Politics are greening up this year in legislation. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 61% of Americans support t ...Written By: Melissa MooreAPR 24, 2018Health & Medicine
The problem of addiction is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States as well as in other countries. Opioids sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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 17, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
You may be wondering, with all of these changes in marijuana laws occurring around the country, is anybody monitori
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
OCT 11, 2018
Neuroscience
Getting enough sleep is a healthy habit for anyone, but in adolescents it's crucial. Brain development is happening
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
OCT 03, 2018
Health & Medicine
When studying the brain, the larger a study is, the more data can be gathered, and the more accurate conclusions can be.
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
SEP 30, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at John Hopkins have evaluated the safety and efficacy of compound, psilocybin, found in hallucinogenic mush
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
SEP 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Chronic marijuana use appears to help opioid addicts stay on their anti-opioid treatment regimen. At least that's ac
...
Written By:
Amy Loriaux
SEP 11, 2018
Neuroscience
It's that time of year again. Much like the Christmas song, some parents might think it's "The Most Wonderf
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 30, 2018
Neuroscience
When Amy Winehouse sang "They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no" she was referring to substance
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 26, 2018
Cardiology
Regular use of e-cigarettes shows similar risk of heart attack compared to conventional cigarettes, use of both doubles
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
AUG 15, 2018
Health & Medicine
Addiction to drugs or alcohol is a medical problem that is difficult to treat. While there are medications and therapy t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 09, 2018
Videos
The video above explains a brief overview on the history of cannabis and how the federal government, the states, and the
...
Written By:
Amanda Kahl
JUL 30, 2018
Immunology
Childhood adversity alters the immune system which contributes to increased risk of addiction as an adult.
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 26, 2018
Cardiology
The use of e-cigarettes can increase blood pressure and heart rate up to 45 minutes after vaping, which may be linked to
...
Written By:
Caitlin Williams
JUL 23, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Young people with chronic or severe depression face an elevated risk of developing a problem with cannabis by the time t
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUL 17, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
Hunger hormones, or gut hormones, work to signal the body's state of hunger and fullness. These hormones could poten
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A drug derived from marijuana has been the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatme
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
JUN 27, 2018
Health & Medicine
The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes a guide called the International Classification of Disease. It gets revise
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 14, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
In a recent study published June 2018, researchers found that middle-aged patients with psychiatric disorders did not ha
...
Written By:
Mauri Brueggeman
JUN 05, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Marijuana use during pregnancy may have consequences for infants’ weight and behavior, particularly in combination
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
MAY 31, 2018
Neuroscience
Recovering from trauma is difficult for anyone because trauma is a very individual experience. An event that will
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 01, 2018
Neuroscience
It's been called both a crisis and an epidemic and health professionals do not throw those terms around casually. Th
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 28, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
In the wake of the opiod epidemic a state has taken a proactive step in the direction to curb the addiction and mortalit
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 26, 2018
Cannabis Sciences
Politics are greening up this year in legislation. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 61% of Americans support t
...
Written By:
Melissa Moore
APR 24, 2018
Health & Medicine
The problem of addiction is reaching epidemic proportions in the United States as well as in other countries. Opioids sp
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim