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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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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Chemical sensing chip sniffs out cocaine within minutes: New technology could one day lead to portable drug detectors
What if you could test for cocaine, opioids and marijuana as quickly as a breathalyzer identifies alcohol? A new, low-cost
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Medical doctors remain trapped in their substance-use disorders, study finds
Fear of dismissal or of losing their authorisation keeps medical doctors trapped in their substance use disorders, and instead of
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Medical marijuana gets wary welcome from older adults, poll shows: Most accept its use with doctor’s recommendation, but want more research
Few older adults use medical marijuana, a new national poll finds, but the majority support its use if a doctor
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