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Category: News Archive

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22.042012April 22, 2012

Cocaine decreases activity of a protein necessary for normal functioning of the brain’s reward system

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New research from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York reveals that repeated exposure to cocaine decreases the activity of...

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22.042012April 22, 2012

Speed and ecstasy associated with depression in teenagers

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A five year study conducted with thousands of local teenagers by University of Montreal researchers reveals that those who used...

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21.042012April 21, 2012

Acute cannabis consumption and motor vehicle collision risk

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Acute cannabis consumption is associated with an increased risk of a motor vehicle crash, especially for fatal collisions. This information...

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20.042012April 20, 2012

‘Medical’ marijuana a health risk for society

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Since California passed the country’s first “medical” marijuana law in 1996, 15 other states have passed similar laws. However, many...

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19.042012April 19, 2012

New study: Why Attention Deficit Disorder is over-diagnosed

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Researchers in Germany have found that mental health practitioners tend to diagnose ADHD using their intuition and unclear rules of...

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19.042012April 19, 2012

Bad income for the tobacco industry a good thing

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The world’s top tobacco groups fear if new rules on plain packaging take hold in Australia and Britain they may...

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18.042012April 18, 2012

Enough hashish seized to drug all of Canada

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The RCMP says it was involved in a monster international drug bust that nabbed more than 43 tonnes of hashish...

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17.042012April 17, 2012

White House fact sheet on U.S. drug policy

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White House fact sheet on U.S. drug policy

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17.042012April 17, 2012

U.S. 2012 National Drug Control Strategy

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The 2012 National Drug Control Strategy builds on the foundation laid down by the Administration’s previous two Strategies and serves...

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16.042012April 16, 2012

Creators and operators of online narcotics marketplace arrested

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Federal, state, and international law enforcement authorities have arrested eight people who all face federal drug trafficking and money laundering...

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