Archive for the ‘Marijuana Addiction’ Category

How Would the Legalization of Marijuana Impact California?

The idea of legalizing marijuana has been argued for years and many believed it was simply the rights of the “pot-heads” at stake. In truth, authorities are looking at a much bigger issue, one that involves the violence spilling over from Mexico and the constant, losing battle between users and the...
July 19th, 2010 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

How Marijuana Affects Crime

Marijuana is often called a “gateway drug,” because though its use may not be as dangerous as heroin or cocaine, it often introduces an individual into the world of drugs, where more dangerous drugs are easily obtained. Once a person uses marijuana, they may be over the initial barrier to...
June 25th, 2010 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Treating Teen Marijuana Use

With all the recent news stories about medical marijuana clinics, the number of states allowing access to medical marijuana, the push for legalization or decriminalization of marijuana, it might be tempting to think that marijuana is not really that bad, in the scheme of things, not really addictive...
June 7th, 2010 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

Light Cannabis Use Can Lead to Problems Later

Cannabis is growing as a drug of choice among teenagers, according to a report in AAP and parents are warned to get tough on teens who indulge. This warning comes on the heels of recent research that shows even occasional use can lead to alcoholism or even harder drugs.
April 7th, 2010 | Marijuana Addiction | Read More

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