In his statement, Holder said the DEA is trying to reduce the supply of heroin “at all levels of the supply chain.” Officials are also working with law enforcement, physicians and others to increase prevention and treatment programs for heroin and prescription opioids. “It’s clear that opiate addiction is an urgent —...
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FDA Moves Forward With Marijuana-Based Drug To Fight Childhood Epilepsy
The Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation for a cannabis-based drug developed to treat childhood-onset epilepsy....
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Decline in IQ backed by New Zealand 40 year study
This study shows that adolescents exposed to marijuana have a decrease in overall intelligence, perceptual reasoning, processing speed and verbal comprehension. It also shows that the more adolescents were exposed to the drug, the more deficits they experienced. New Zealand research....
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Marijuana Effects Are Not Clear As People Vote To Legalize Across The Nation
Brain development in adolescents is seriously impaired as marijuana use rises especially in states where the drug has been made legal. Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told thousands of people gathered last week in Washington, D.C., for an annual meeting...
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