Legalizing medical marijuana does not reduce the rate of fatal opioid overdoses, according to researchers at the Stanford University School
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Health professionals wary of medicinal cannabis misuse and adverse effects
A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) analysis of studies gauging attitudes to medicinal cannabis has found that while health professionals
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Solving a hairy forensic problem
For decades, forensic scientists have tested strands of hair to reveal drug use or poisoning. But in recent years, reports
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A new method for precision drug delivery: Painting: Researchers are integrating ultrasound imaging with ultrasound therapy to pave the way for a new kind of drug delivery
If traditional drug delivery were a type of painting, it might be akin to paintball. With good aim, a majority
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A new way to create molecules for drug development: Innovative process gives more control over free radicals
Chemists at The Ohio State University have developed a new and improved way to generate molecules that can enable the
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Fingerprint drug screen test works on the living and deceased
A revolutionary drug test developed from research carried out at the University of East Anglia can detect four classes of
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Data-sharing website may speed the response to new illegal drugs: The ‘NPS Data Hub’ will help forensic chemists identify new types of fentanyl and other narcotics more quickly
The drug overdose epidemic currently gripping the nation is so tenacious in part because it’s being driven by fentanyl, a
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Synthetic cannabis (‘spice’, ‘k2’) use may boost stroke risk in young users: 25 year old prison inmate was left with permanent disability in absence of other traditional risk factors
The warning follows their treatment of a 25 year old prison inmate who had no family history of heart disease
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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.
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Faster test for cannabis quality: New method to help meet increasing demand for cannabis potency testing
With the coming legalization of cannabis in Canada, producers are increasingly looking for quick and accurate means of determining the
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