Ecstasy Effective in Treatment of Lingering PTSD, New Study Finds

Ecstasy effective in treatment of lingering PTSD, new study finds

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They proposed a study that was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the University of Arizona's Institutional Review Board but were blocked by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and its parent agency, the Public Health Service, which …
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PHS PERSPECTIVE: The legalization of pot gets mixed reaction

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According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, marijuana intoxication causes “distorted perceptions, impaired coordination, difficulty with thinking and problem solving … chronic users [of marijuana] … may be functioning at a suboptimal …
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Colorado law has Oklahoma boarder county poised to respond

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A 2007 study by New Zealand's Medical Research Institute determined one marijuana joint has the same impact as smoking up to five cigarettes in blocking the flow of air. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, another study found those who …
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NIDA Director Nora D. Volkow, MD on 2011 Monitoring the Future Results – Since 1975 the MTF survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related attitudes among adolescent students nationwide. Survey participants report their drug use behaviors across three time periods: lifetime, past year, and past month. Overall, 46733 students from 400 public and private schools in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades participated in this year’s survey. The survey is funded by the NIDA, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and conducted by the University of Michigan. This video can also be viewed at: www.drugabuse.gov Comments on this video are allowed in accordance with our comment policy: newmedia.hhs.gov

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