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Link between Adolescent Pot Smoking and Psychosis Strengthens

Link between Adolescent Pot Smoking and Psychosis Strengthens
By R. Douglas Fields BERLIN—Society’s embrace of cannabis to treat nausea, pain and other conditions proceeds apace with the drive to legalize the plant for recreational use. Pot’s seemingly innocuous side effects have helped clear a path toward making it a legal cash crop, with all of the marketing glitz brought to other consumer products.…
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How to talk to your kids about Opioids

How to talk to your kids about Opioids
By Margie Skeer, Tufts University By now, most people are aware of the enormity of the opioid epidemic. In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose – more from opioid pain relievers than heroin. Just because someone experiments with opioids doesn’t mean that he or he will become addicted. However, there’s risk with…
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Heroin: Now The Leading Cause Of Death In Americans Under 50

Heroin: Now The Leading Cause Of Death In Americans Under 50
By Ritchie Farrell 06/06/2017 The Unites States of America is facing the worst health care crisis of our nation’s history. Over the past two-year period, more Americans died of opiate addiction than died in the entire Vietnam War. Drug overdoses now cause more deaths than gun violence and car crashes. In fact, accidental opioid overdoses…
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