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Pot and Pop: New Research Finds Stronger Link Between Music and Marijuana Use Among Teens

ScienceDaily (Dec. 23, 2009) — Teens who frequently listen to music that contains references to marijuana are more likely to use the drug than their counterparts with less exposure to such lyrics, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study online now in the journal Addiction.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/12/091222121809.htm

 

Heroin for dummies

Heroin for dummies

Last Updated: 1:09 PM, January 5, 2010

Posted: 3:25 AM, January 3, 2010

Here's the latest smack on taxpayers.

The city spent $32,000 on 70,000 fliers that tell you how to shoot heroin, complete with detailed tips on prepping the dope and injecting it into your arm.

The Health Department handout has outraged New York's top drug prosecutors and abuse experts.

Marijuana Tough On Teenage Brain

By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on December 18, 2009 <!-- at 7:27 am -->

Marijuana Tough On Teen-Age BrainAccording to a Canadian researcher, the effect of heavy doses of cannabis on young brains is more severe than expected.

Rocky Mountain high

Sunday, November 29, 2009

 

DENVER Inside the green neon sign, which is shaped like a marijuana leaf, is a red cross. The cross serves the fiction that most transactions in the store -- which is what it really is -- involve medicine.

The Straight Dope: Studies Link Parental Monitoring With Decreased Teen Marijuana Usage

ScienceDaily (Nov. 17, 2009) — Marijuana is the most widely used illicit drug by adolescents, with almost 42% of high school seniors admitting to having experimented with it. Continued marijuana use may result in a number of serious consequences including depression, cognitive impairment, cardiovascular disease, and certain forms of cancer. As such, it is critical to prevent marijuana use by adolescents and numerous behavioral and medical scientists have been trying to establish the best means of prevention.