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Ketamine improves bipolar depression within minutes
May 30, 2012 15:46
Bipolar disorder is a serious and debilitating condition where individuals experience severe swings in mood between mania...
Smoked cannabis reduces some symptoms of multiple sclerosis
May 14, 2012 18:35
A clinical study of 30 adult patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine...
Scripps research scientists find anticonvulsant drug helps marijuana smokers kick the habit
Apr 24, 2012 17:55
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found clinical evidence that the drug gabapentin, currently on the market...
Online survey shows marijuana is smoked more than admitted in national surveys
Apr 19, 2012 17:53
USA-based studies show that tobacco and cannabis smoking are linked with four times as many young adult smokers using cannabis...
Prenatal exposure to ecstasy causes developmental delays in infants
Feb 28, 2012 17:34
A study led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of East London UK,...
Marijuana use associated with cyclic vomiting syndrome in young males
Jan 14, 2012 19:39
Researchers have found clear associations between marijuana use in young males and cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS), where...
Ecstasy drug produces lasting serotonin neurotoxicity in the brain
Recreational use of Ecstasy – the illegal “rave” drug that produces feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth...
How cannabis causes ‘cognitive chaos’ in the brain
Cannabis use is associated with disturbances in concentration and memory. New research by neuroscientists at the University...
Cannabis increases risk of depression in those with genetic vulnerability
Young people who are genetically vulnerable to depression should be extra careful about using cannabis: smoking cannabis...
Marijuana use may double the risk of accidents for drivers
Over 10 million people age 12 or older are estimated to have driven under the influence of illicit drugs in the prior year,...
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