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A new study from Canada confirms that if certain areas of a person's brain are abnormally small, that person is more likely to use marijuana. The study also suggests that using the drug probably damages other areas of the brain. ...

Why would almost 11,000 Americans write letters in protest to the American Psychiatric Association about proposed changes in a scholarly book? ...

 The same amount of alcohol affects the brains of heavy drinkers differently than light drinkers, according to a new study from the University of California, San Francisco. ...

According to a recent case report, three 16 year old male teenagers in Dallas, TX all suffered heart attacks due to possible consequences of smoking synthetic marijuana, or K2. Pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Colin Kane at Children's Medical Center says he was surprised when all three were admitted with chest pains because it is very rare in teens. Initially doctors suspected a virus of some sort. ...

Researchers at Indiana University have bred a generation of mice that prefer alcohol over other beverages, go binge drinking, and consume as much alcohol as any human with the severest form of alcoholism. Previous strains of mice would prefer water above alcohol and did not get as drunk as quickly or as often. This new generation daily drinks the human equivalent of three times the legal limit allowed to le ...

For years now, painkiller abuse has been rampant in the state of Florida due to loose legislation and lax monitoring of pain clinics. According to the Charleston Gazette, several months ago CVS cracked down on Florida doctors telling a number of them they will no longer fill their prescriptions written for painkillers or other addictive drugs. CVS has over 700 Florida locations and will not say the amount o ...

In what seems like a classic case of the stereotypical big pharmaceutical company pulling the wool over the eyes of unsuspecting doctors and patients, the saga of how Purdue Pharma deliberately covered up the addictive potential of OxyContin is a striking example of hubris, greed and total disregard for human safety. ...

The first ever National Rx Drug Abuse Summit will take place this April in Florida and U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin will be addressing the need for some new public health plans. The Summit is intended to address the nationwide epidemic of prescription drug abuse and create a better understanding and collaboration between stakeholders. ...

When U.S. law enforcement officers catch and question drug traffickers on this side of the border, many seem unaware of the nefarious Mexican powers behind their trade. Like a deadly sea monster, the heads of Mexican drug cartels live and grow on one side of the U.S.-Mexico border while their tentacles are reaching ever deeper into U.S. cities and communities. Concerns are growing that the ghoulish violence ...

Viewers of the popular and somewhat controversial MTV series Jersey Shore know that one of its stars, Vinny Guadagnino, left the Jersey Shore house recently to concentrate on taking care of his emotional health. What many viewers may not know is that Vinny has suffered from clinical anxiety since he was a child and has had to work hard to manage these issues since he was a teenager. Why did Vinny choose to ...