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[rewrite]A metaphor for teen defiance? Or just a kooky story of survival in a controlled environment where, sadly, most of the contestants must die? However you read it, this franchise rocks. 2 hrs. 26 PG-13 (violence, dystopian bleakness, adult themes …[/rewrite]
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Family says Frisco teen died after taking new designer drug
[rewrite]Last month, the National Institute on Drug Abuse identified “N-Bomb” drugs — a group of related hallucinogens — as an emerging trend in the country and noted that at least 14 people reportedly died after taking such drugs between March 2012 and April …[/rewrite]
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DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (DVA): Is Berkshire Pick DaVita HealthCare the …
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc (DVA): Is Berkshire Pick DaVita HealthCare The …
[rewrite]But how exactly is DaVita supposed to keep growing as a company when it is running out of dialysis centers to buy, other than overseas, where the business environment for dialysis is even more fraught with government regulation? Turns out, it may not …[/rewrite]
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NIH programme bridges gap to develop new therapeutics
[rewrite]The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched three pre-clinical projects to advance potential new treatments for acute radiation syndrome, brain injury following cardiac arrest and a rare blood disorder called beta thalassemia. … BrIDGs …[/rewrite]
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Drug Addicts 'Can Quit Smoking' With Additional Therapy
Drug addicts 'can quit smoking' with additional therapy
[rewrite]New research from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health, suggests that people who are addicted to cocaine or methamphetamine are able to quit cigarette smoking while being treated for their substance …[/rewrite]
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National Survey Suggests Medical Pot Trickles Down To Teens
[rewrite]Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, told a press conference today that the government was funding more research on the broader social effects of medical marijuana. “We're currently already funding researchers to be able to …[/rewrite]
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What Is Addiction? and Where Can You Get Help in California?
Question by eros_gary: What is addiction? and where can you get help in California?
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Answer by mgaribay74
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People who are addicted cannot control their need for alcohol or other drugs, even in the face of negative health, social or legal consequences.
The illness becomes harder to treat and the related health problems, such as organ disease, become worse.
Addiction is a chronic, but treatable, brain disorder. People who are addicted cannot control their need for alcohol or other drugs, even in the face of negative health, social or legal consequences. This lack of control is the result of alcohol- or drug-induced changes in the brain. Those changes, in turn, cause behavior changes.
Where Can I Find a Trustworthy, Unbiased Source for Info on Good and Bad Effects of Marijauna?
Question by Nancy P: Where can I find a trustworthy, unbiased source for info on good and bad effects of marijauna?
[rewrite]I don’t want opinions on pot, or personal experiences. I want links to reputable web sites, and titles of useful books. Government web sites would be great, as well as info on studies that have been done.
Preferably the info should include the effects of pot when eaten, as opposed to spoked, as this method wouldn’t harm the lungs in the same way.