Dying Victoria Mother and Her Children Receive Offers of Help
Dying Victoria mother and her children receive offers of help
After the Times Colonist story was published, John Jackson's brother Greg Jackson contacted the paper from Toronto to say his brother is ill with an opiate addiction, hasn't worked steadily since 2006 and doesn't make the same amount of money… Continue reading
A Half-Hearted Wager: Better Signs for Gambling Helpline Are Not Enough
A half-hearted wager: Better signs for gambling helpline are not enough
Compulsion is powerful precisely because the impetus to act against one's own best interests is, well … irresistible. Truly compulsive people, by definition, cannot readily curb their behavior. Common compulsions involving substance abuse — eating … Read more on… Continue reading
Colorado Poised to Be First State to Fund Marijuana Research
Colorado Poised To Be First State To Fund Marijuana Research
And in order to obtain research-grade marijuana, the researcher would need to go through the National Institute on Drug Abuse. But many researchers have reported numerous struggles when attempting to obtain approval from the NIDA, since the agency's … Read more… Continue reading
Probing Pot
Probing Pot
Those researchers are working on a bevy of continuing projects, ranging from estimating the economic size of the local and national marijuana industries, to the change in attitudes toward pot, to marijuana use's effect on communities and much more … Read more on The Journal
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Conn. University to Test Pot for Contaminants
Conn. university to test pot for contaminants
… but the drug was listed as a secondary suspected cause contributing to 279 deaths. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in July that an "epidemic" of synthetic drug use has caused rising numbers of deaths and emergency room visits.… Continue reading