Friday, March 12th, 2010
contributing co-author: Gacia Tachejian
Being young involves quite a bit of exciting change. There's the end of high-school, the start of college and some measure of independence, and a whole slew of new experiences.
A recent study conducted by Judith Brooks at NYU School of Medicine has revealed that one of those ...
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Thursday, January 21st, 2010
The pendulum swings again. After years of decreases in use and in perceptions about use, a recent report indicates that high-school kids are once again beginning to use , and consider less risky the use of, marijuana.
The movement is no doubt part of a semi-regular cycle. After lack of awareness ...
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
We've already talked about the addiction-brain effects for specific drugs. Now it's time to talk about some of the drug effects that are common to all drugs.
One of the most common effects of long term drug use is something called tolerance, or the reduced effect of a drug dose. However, ...
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Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Originally posted on Takepart:
I’ve been aware of the unjust nature of our prison system for a while, but a recent NPR story I heard in the car brought the issue front and center again. This piece is a combination summary and extension of that story.
Did you know that the US ...
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Sunday, August 16th, 2009
In a previous post we talked about the ineffectiveness of the school-based substance abuse prevention program called D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). We reported data from a meta-analysis of 11 studies which showed no significant effect of D.A.R.E. in reducing drug use. A recently published study examined the effectiveness of ...
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2009
Here we are again. I've been slacking on this, but check out the new crop of great articles about addiction. As usual, if you press the title of this post, you'll be rewarded with our relevant posts!!!
MSNBC: Exercise may help prevent substance abuse - Here's an article that reports on ...
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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Here are some drug use statistics:
Over 80% of adolescents engage in some form of deviant behavior (1).
Over 50% of high-school seniors admit to having used drugs (2).
Only 10%-15% of the population develop drug addiction problems related to their drug use (1).
The question is:
If the majority of teens experiment ...
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