Better Knowledge of Drug-Abuse Science Guides New Treatment Approaches


 

Better Knowledge of Drug-Abuse Science Guides New Treatment Approaches – Nora Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, discusses advances in the understanding of drug addiction that are hoped to lead to new …

 

At 82, he's the world's most eminent pot scientist

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Reches said he found it "astonishing" that questions presented to the NIH regarding scientific research on medical marijuana are directed to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Mechoulam is looking ahead. "Governments," he says, "should set aside the …
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LSD and other psychedelics not linked to mental health woes

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Psychedelic drugs have similar structures to naturally-occurring neurotransmitters, which are chemical messengers found in the brain, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The exact way they work is unclear, but they're thought to …
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Few participate in SEIU fast-food strikes in New York City

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These things can't co-exist,” said Employment Policies Institute worforce scholar Michael Saltsman, whose think tank ran a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal depicting a robot making pancakes with the title, “Why Robots Could Soon Replace Fast …
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