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Weight Loss Drugs Are Not the Answer as They Can Lead to Addiction

According to Psychology Today, there is only a small list of approved diet drugs by the Federal Drug Association (FDA). Phentermine is a component of Qnexa that has alone been used to aide diet but is also distantly related to amphetamines and does suppress hunger. Continue Reading

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Whip-Its: Some Bad Ideas Just Don’t Go Away

2012 started off with a rather bizarre and surprising news story that, for the moment, continues to unfold and dominate the tabloids. Demi Moore, who is arguably one of America’s most beloved actresses, starring in dozens of movies including Ghost and Indecent Proposal, was allegedly rushed to a hospital after suddenly “collapsing.” As reported by numerous media outlets, paramedics were called to the home of Ms. Moore who suddenly began having seizures prior to her collapse. Little in the private lives of celebrities is suppressed by the hungry paparazzi and after much speculation it would ultimately be revealed that her collapse was caused by “whip-its.”

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Adolescents Visit the Emergency Department for Narcotics Abuse

The misuse of prescription painkillers is becoming a serious problem, resulting in emergencies that lead to a hospital visit. Many adolescents abuse narcotic painkillers, often taking them from the medicine cabinets of loved ones or obtaining them from friends. Continue Reading

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Marijuana May Be More of a Threat Than Alcohol for Teen Drivers

A new study just out shows that marijuana use among teen drivers may be more of a threat than alcohol. That frightening headline should be enough to serve as a wake-up call to parents, but the study findings are even more troubling. Continue Reading

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Inhalable Caffeine Could Increase Addiction Risk

The recent introduction of inhalable caffeine has raised concerns among the medical community, according to a recent news article. Continue Reading

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Two Studies Provide Insight Into Cocaine Addiction

Treating a cocaine addiction is challenging because the rate of relapse is high. Often, those who enter treatment are not able to maintain abstinence once they leave treatment and are again exposed to the triggers that they associate with the drug. Continue Reading

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Marijuana A Great Danger on the Road

After years of public service announcements, education campaigns, crosses and wreaths along highways and the plain, hard facts – everyone knows that drinking and driving is dangerous. The public still may have much to learn about the dangers of smoking marijuana and getting behind the wheel however. A medical journal study published in Britain raises the issue by claiming that using marijuana practically doubles a driver’s risk of being involved in a traffic accident. Continue Reading

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Women Closing the “Drinking Gap,” Catching Up to Men

Women are closing the "drinking gap" and slowly catching up to men in their rates of alcoholism. In the 1980s there were roughly five male alcoholics for every female, but by 2002, that ratio had changed to 2.5 men for every woman alcoholic, and the trend seems to be continuing, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School. Continue Reading

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Marijuana Prescription Drug Hopes for FDA Approval by 2013

A British company known as GW Pharma hopes to get approval for the first ever prescription drug derived from the cannabis plant to help treat cancer patients. The company hopes to have FDA approval by 2013 so they can release the medicine in the form of a mouth spray. They are now in advanced trial periods testing the drug which will be developed from raw marijuana rather than synthetic equivalents. Continue Reading

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Traits of Individuals Who Use Both Marijuana and Alcohol

There has been extensive research conducted on the effects of alcohol. There has been increasing understanding of the effects of marijuana as well. Because those who use alcohol are most likely to choose to also use marijuana over other types of drugs, it is important to understand the consequences of pairing the two substances. Continue Reading