Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
A recent study by a Kansas state researcher (find it here) reports that part of the power of nicotine may be in its enhancement of other experiences that go hand in hand with it.
While the online source I included suggests that nicotine's effect may be only in this indirect enhancement, ...
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
Sex marathons…what does that sound like to you? Lots of sex, with multiple partners, for an extended period of time? Bingo! Come on down and collect a prize!!!
Why sex marathons can be dangerous
Sex marathons are where people have sex for a prolonged period of time, and often ...
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Co-authored by: Jamie Felzer
We've talked often on this site about many of the negative things that often come along with heavy drug use. We've not yet talked about any of the factors that make injection drug use even worse. Users inject cocaine, crystal meth, and heroin, or any combination of ...
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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, September 2nd, 2009
One of the main features of addiction is, unfortunately, how insidious it is.
Given everything I've been learning in the past 12 years about drugs, their abuse, and the people involved, I feel right in saying that most people don't realize how far gone they are until it's too late.
I consider ...
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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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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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