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04/03/2015

U.S. 12th Graders’ Perceptions of Risk from Occasional Use of Marijuana Declines
An indicator of marijuana use, the perceived risk, is declining among U.S. 12th graders, even as the perceived...

A Weekly FAX from the Center for Substance Abuse Research
03/03/2015

Cannabis and Stroke Systematic Appraisal of Case Reports
Abstract Background and Purpose—An increasing number of case reports link cannabis consumption to cerebrovascular events. Yet these case...

Accepted January 15, 2015. © 2015 American Heart Association, Inc.
02/03/2015

DRUGS IN PRISON
Executive Summary Prisons in England and Wales have a serious drug problem – they have done for decades....

The Centre for Social Justice
02/03/2015

Cannabis linked to increased risk of cerebrovascular events
(HealthDay)—Cannabis seems to be linked to cerebrovascular events, according to research published online Feb. 19 in Stroke. Daniel...

Stroke
01/03/2015

The Psychosis-like Effects of Δ9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Are Associated With Increased Cortical Noise i
Abstract Background Drugs that induce psychosis may do so by increasing the level of task-irrelevant random neural activity...

Biological Psychiatry
01/03/2015

State legislatures - In the weeds – the pot experiment March 2015
State legislatures - In the weeds – the pot experiment March 2015

National Conference of State Legislatures
25/02/2015

ACMD Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs Prevention of drug and alcohol dependence – summary
ACMD briefing summary:  Prevention of drug and alcohol dependence. The briefing paper summarises some recent discussions in the...

Briefing by the Recovery Committee February 2015
23/02/2015

Acute use of cannabinoids depresses motor neuron activity
A new study could explain the acute lack of coordination and difficulty speaking and breathing experienced by some...

ScienceDaily
20/02/2015

Effects of quitting cannabis on respiratory symptoms
Robert J. Hancox1⇑, Hayden H. Shin1, Andrew R. Gray1, Richie Poulton2 and Malcolm R. Sears3 + Author Affiliations...

European Respiratory Journal
18/02/2015

Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis
Proportion of patients in south London with first-episode psychosis attributable to use of high potency cannabis: a case-control...

The Lancet

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