Archive for the ‘Marijuana Addiction’ Category

Long-Term Marijuana Use and Psychosis

Young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or delusions or to meet criteria for psychosis, according to a report posted online that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives...
March 2nd, 2010 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Daily Marijuana Use May Hasten Psychosis

An Emory University study has found that daily marijuana use in adolescence may hasten the onset of symptoms leading up to psychosis. Science Daily reports that the study was published in the November issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry.
December 21st, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Marijuana Addiction among Dutch Teenagers

An increasing number of Dutch teenagers are becoming addicted to marijuana. Many of them begin smoking pot regularly around age 13, and the habit develops into dependency and results in being admitted to a rehab clinic. Rob Kievit of Radio Netherlands reports that young smokers are getting into conflicts...
September 29th, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Marijuana and Memory Loss

A new study shows that memory loss associated with marijuana use is caused by the drug’s interference with the brain’s natural protein synthesis machinery. Though it has been documented that marijuana impairs memory, the exact mechanism was previously unknown.
August 3rd, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Is Marijuana Safe?

Ads touting medical marijuana flood newspapers and websites promise quick and easy access to the drug. Does this mean marijuana is safe? Is it even legal? What are the real facts about marijuana and what it can do to your body and mind?
July 20th, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Medical Marijuana Abuse

By Leslie Thompson In recent years, the medicinal value of marijuana has largely been scrutinized and contested. Proponents of the drug argue that cannabis provides help for individuals with life-threatening illnesses; opponents contend that there isn’t enough medical evidence to prove that marijuana...
June 18th, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Marijuana Smokers Face Rapid Lung Disease

Researchers have found that the development of bullous lung disease (also known as bullae) occurs in marijuana smokers about 20 years earlier than tobacco smokers. This condition is often caused by exposure to toxic chemicals or long-term exposure to tobacco smoke, and occurs when air is trapped in the...
May 29th, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction, Types of Addiction | Read More

Your Brain on Marijuana

There is a great deal of argument about the effects that marijuana has on the human brain. While there are those who attempt to popularize the use of the drug as one that has few, if any, side effects, the scientific facts prove otherwise.
May 14th, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Is Marijuana Addictive?

Marijuana is a drug made from the dried flowers, leaves and stems of the Cannabis sativa plant. The main active ingredient in marijuana is THC, a fat-soluble substance that remains in the lungs and in brain tissue for as long as three weeks. In recent decades the potency in terms of THC content has...
May 8th, 2009 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More