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Young people are choosing marijuana before cigarettes and alcohol: New research shows that the percentage of 12- to 21-year-olds who start using marijuana before other substances has increased significantly over the past decade

More young people are turning to marijuana as their first substance of choice, rather than smoking cigarettes or drinking alcohol.

Most teens are aware that people who have smoked for a while can get lung cancer and emphysema and eventually

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee unanimously approved a bill in April 2018 designed to address the opioid

You’ve probably seen people on TV or in the movies winning lots of money through poker tournaments, the lottery, and

Have you ever seen a professional baseball player, or even a teammate chewing and spitting in the dugout or on

What if you could test for cocaine, opioids and marijuana as quickly as a breathalyzer identifies alcohol? A new, low-cost

For more than a third of children living with epilepsy, the currently approved medications do not stop their seizures. This

Fear of dismissal or of losing their authorisation keeps medical doctors trapped in their substance use disorders, and instead of

(HealthDay)—For most, playing online video games is largely a harmless hobby. But a new review finds that some fall prey

Activity in decision-making brain regions of people who use recreational stimulants predicts who will discontinue use and who will develop