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Heavy marijuana use shrinks brain parts
- By News Services
- Published 06/3/2008
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Long-term heavy use of marijuana may cause two important brain structures to shrink, Australian researchers said on Monday. Brain scans showed the hippocampus and amygdala were smaller in men who
were heavy marijuana users compared to nonusers, the researchers said.
Drug Czar's Latest B.S. Claim: Pot Makes Teens Crazy and Suicidal
- By Misc Author
- Published 05/20/2008
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Ironically, just two days prior to the Drug Czar’s much ballyhooed
press conference, Britain’s Advisory Panel on the Misuse of Drugs
refuted the notion that pot use causes mental illness, stating, “The
evidence for the existence of an association between frequency of
cannabis use and the development of psychosis is, on the available
evidence, weak.”
Prescriptions supplanting illegal substances as drugs of choice
- By News Services
- Published 05/19/2008
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Next president might be gentler on pot clubs
- By News Services
- Published 05/16/2008
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Ever since California voters became the first in the nation to legalize
medical marijuana in 1996, the state has faced unyielding opposition
from the federal government, which insists it has the power to prohibit
a drug it considers useless and dangerous. That could all change with the next presidential election.
How Pot Became Demonized: the Fine Line Between Good Medicine and 'Dangerous Drugs'
- By Misc Author
- Published 05/14/2008
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For many modern critics, the concept of "medical marijuana" is a
contradiction in terms. Medicine -- in its most
powerful and privileged forms -- rests in the hands of men, while the
most potent form of marijuana is found in the female flowering plant.
Medicine engages in heroic battles against death. Marijuana claims only
to enhance the quality of life.
Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem?
- By Misc Author
- Published 05/13/2008
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The Truth About Painkillers
- By Maia Szalavitz
- Published 04/4/2008
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Subconscious Signals Can Trigger Drug Craving
- By News Services
- Published 03/3/2008
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Cocaine's brain effect revealed
- By BBC Health
- Published 02/28/2008
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Chronic Marijuana Use Can Cause Gum Disease
- By Join Together
- Published 02/22/2008
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Marijuana smokers can develop gum disease even if they don't also smoke cigarettes, according to new research.

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