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Research discovers how marijuana affects the way the brain processes emotional information
Drugs like marijuana act on naturally occurring receptors in the brain called cannabinoid receptors. However, the mechanisms...
Cannabis ingredient can help cancer patients regain their appetites and sense of taste
The active ingredient in cannabis can improve the appetites and sense of taste in cancer patients, according to a new study...
Cannabis use linked to sexual dysfunction
Rany Shamloul’s recent review of the medical literature on cannabis use and sexual health has revealed that cannabis use...
Study finds no cognitive impairment among ecstasy users
The drug known as ecstasy has been used by 12 million people in the United States alone and millions more worldwide. Past...
THC protects against nerve damage caused by ecstasy
The main psychoactive compound in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), protects against brain damage caused by methylenedioxymethamphetamine...
Psychotic illness appears to begin at younger age among those who use cannabis
Cannabis use appears to be associated with an earlier onset of psychotic illness, according to a meta-analysis of previously...
Psychedelic mushrooms have clinical value in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Jan 2, 2011 19:27
Experiments on rodents and humans show psilocybin reduces symptoms of the mental disorder A study on the effects of psychedelic...
Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders
Dec 16, 2010 16:08
Fueled by increases in marijuana use, the rate of eighth-graders saying they have used an illicit drug in the past year...
Ecstasy produces loving feelings and alters perception of others
Dec 16, 2010 15:12
MDMA or ‘ecstasy’ increases feelings of empathy and social connection. These ‘empathogenic’ effects...
Ecstasy alters women’s experience of sex
Nov 27, 2010 14:26
Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy, alters women’s experience of sex by reducing social...
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