Marijuana Science: Why Pot Heads Are Slackers
Marijuana Science: Why Pot Heads Are Slackers
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Researchers in the United Kingdom scanned the brains of 19 regular marijuana users, and 19 nonusers of the same sex and age, using positron emission tomography (PET), which helps measure the distribution of chemicals throughout the brain. They found …
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Working out can improve chances of staying off drugs
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… he extols running as what helps him stay clean. "I'm in the best shape of my life right now," he said. … "I took my first drink when I was 13," said Todd Crandell, an addictions counselor and founder of Sylvania's Racing for Recovery — a fitness …
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'Doing the Best I Can': Fatherhood in the Inner City
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No one really knew how help them, or how to make them more successful partners and parents. The trajectory of their relationships was especially … He now wakes every morning at 5 to make his 7 a.m. shift to support his fiancee, her daughter, and his …
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Heroin overdoses, and the futility of the drug war: Moran
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… is treatment. Coronato says addicts can get short-term help to detox, but not the kind of long-term treatment that might actually work. … He knows demand for drugs is the heart of this problem, and he's building an education program for the …
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