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Prenatal Exposure To Ecstasy Linked To Developmental Delays
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For the first time, an international collaborative prospective study led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine demonstrates the impact of ecstasy, a widely used illegal stimulant and hallucinogen with the scientific name of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or MDMA, on fetal and infant development...
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24 Votes
The Harmful Effects Of Infants Prenatally Exposed To Ecstasy
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A study led by Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, in collaboration with the University of East London UK, and Swansea University UK, is the first to show the effects of the drug ecstasy on fetal and infant development. Ecstasy is a stimulant and hallucinogen, and is one of the most widely used illegal drugs among young people, with a range of damaging effects...
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24 Votes
Craving For Pain Drug Possible Without Misuse
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According to a study published in The Journal of Pain, the peer-review journal of the American Pain Society, individuals who take opioid analgesics, who are not dependent or addicted, often have cravings to take more medication. The researchers from Harvard Medical School say that this behavior is not linked to increases in pain intensity or pain levels...
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26 Votes
DEA Extends Emergency Regulation On Spice And K2 Ingredients
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The five main chemicals (JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47,497 and cannabicyclohexanol) that are used to make synthetic marijuana products, have been put under extended emergency scheduling authority, to prohibit possession or selling of both the chemicals and the products that contain them...
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40 Votes
Study Suggests Underage Drinking Laws Reduce Future Criminal Behavior
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Do strict underage drinking laws really have a positive impact on society? A recent study finds that strictly enforcing possession of alcohol under the legal age or PULA (also known as PAULA) laws on teenagers reduces the likelihood that they will engage in alcohol-related crime as adults...
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41 Votes
Potential Link Between Colorectal Cancer Risk, Obesity And Alcohol Consumption
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A case-control study from Newfoundland/Labrador has reported that greater alcohol intake may increase the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) among obese subjects, but not among non-obese subjects. This is not a particularly large study, and only 45-60% of subjects who were recruited by telephone ended up providing data...
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25 Votes
Following Deployment National Guardsmen Face A High Risk Of Developing Alcohol Abuse Problems: Risk Linked To PTSD And Depression
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Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal...
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29 Votes
Varenicline For Smoking Cessation Also Makes Drinking Less Enjoyable
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Varenicline is an effective smoking-cessation medication that may also reduce drinking. However, the means by which it might reduce drinking is unclear. A study of the effects of varenicline on subjective, physiological, and objective responses to low and moderate doses of alcohol among healthy social drinkers has found that varenicline may reduce drinking by increasing alcohol's aversive effects
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