NIDA TV Spotlight on Dr. Guy Cabral, Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Synthetic Cannabinoids

NIDA TV Spotlight on Dr. Guy Cabral, Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Synthetic Cannabinoids – NIDA TV interview with VCU, School of Medicine Professor, Dr. Guy Cabral. He summarizes his presentation, “Cannabinoids Dampen the Neuroinflammatory Response…

New Survey Shows Drug Use Down Among Teens

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The National Institute on Drug Abuse released the results of its 2013 monitoring the future survey. The survey tracks drug trends for eighth, tenth and twelfth graders. Inside the walls of any high school is a tremendous amount of peer pressure …
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Rising teen pot use poses challenge to legal sales

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A new survey by the National Institute on Drug Abuse had some good news: Binge drinking and tobacco use is down among teens. But its findings on youngsters' marijuana use and attitudes about pot are unsettling. Pot use has increased to the point that …
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Could Pot Help Veterans With PTSD? Brain Scientists Say Maybe

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The use of marijuana for PTSD has gained national attention in the past few years as thousands of traumatized veterans who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan have asked the federal government to give them access to the drug. … Experiments in animals show …
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