Highs and Lows of Using Marijuana

Highs and lows of using marijuana

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse says that marijuana causes an increase in heart rate, which could put users at risk for a heart attack or stroke. Marijuana smoke also contains carcinogens similar to cigarette smoke. A 2011 study published in the …
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We Need a Conceptual Breakthrough in the War on Drugs

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Americans believe drugs cause addiction — the more drugs, the more addiction. So we need, above all, always to stem the supply of drugs. And the disease theory espoused by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (embodied by Nora Volkow: June 13, 2011 …
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Labour attacked for 'methadone millionaires' claim in drugs debate

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“It is unacceptable that chemists in some parts of Scotland make significant amounts of money from the suffering that drug addiction causes in our communities. “Millions of pounds of ordinary Scots' money is being wasted on topping up the incomes of …
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Prescription Drug Addiction: Legal, but Lethal.
Prescription medications can sneak up on you and lead to addiction
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