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Discovery could help stem smoking-related diseases
Sufferers of smoking related lung diseases could have their debilitating symptoms reduced following the discovery of a potential new treatment.
Study Offers Clue As to Why Alcohol is Addicting
UCSF Gallo Scientists Show That Drinking Releases Brain Endorphins...Marijuana smoke not as damaging to lungs as cigarette smoke
By Jennifer Lollar - Using marijuana carries legal risks, but the consequences of occasionally lighting up do not include long-term loss of lung function, according to a new study in the Jan. 11, 2012, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association....Binge drinking is bigger problem than previously thought
U. S. adults binge drink more frequently and consume more drinks when they do...Study into cannabis withdrawal drug
In a world-first, researchers from the National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre (NCPIC), based at UNSW, are leading a study to determine whether the pharmaceutical drug Sativex can help people better manage cannabis withdrawal symptoms as a platform for ongoing abstinence....Drug policies: some effective, some weak, many ill-considered
Decisions on drug policy are too rarely informed by scientific evidence of their effectiveness, according to research led by Professor John Strang, Director of the National Addiction Centre at King’s College London published in The Lancet today....More Than Other Drugs, Injected Meth is Associated with an Increased Risk of Attempted Suicide
The dire physical and mental health effects of injecting methamphetamine are well known, but there’s been little research about suicidal behavior and injecting meth....Highest rates of cannabis use
Australia and New Zealand have the highest rates of cannabis and amphetamine use in the world, according to comprehensive research on illicit drug use....Latest global study provides snapshot of drug-related harm
A new Australian drug study published today in The Lancet has found that cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug globally, while opioid use is a major cause of death. ...
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Jon
on
12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
on
28/09/2011 04:57:08
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