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Coronavirus: Lockdown could bring hope for drugs gang teens
The lockdown could help teenagers caught up in drug violence turn their lives around, an experienced inner-city youth worker says. The stay-at-home rules had led many to reflect in a "profound" way on their risky lifestyles, Mahamed Hashi,...
Brief intervention could keep lower-risk drug use from becoming riskier
Boston University School of Medicine Individuals who used drugs occasionally reported less use six months after a motivational interview with a health professional, while individuals who did not receive the intervention reported more use. A new pilot randomized...
Beware the Side Effects of Medical Marijuana
Many celebrities have stories about unfortunate side effects from smoking marijuana. Jennifer Lawrence says that at Ellen DeGeneres' 60th birthday bash: "I entered a different universe. Security is grabbing me because what I hadn't realized is I am...
research papers
18/12/2014
Then suddenly he went right off the rails: Mothers’ stories of adolescent cannabis use
10/04/2023
Altered brain structural and functional connectivity in cannabis users
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