Should the United States Legalize Marijuana?
Should the United States Legalize Marijuana?
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
Marijuana use affects one's short-term memory, cognitive functions, coordination and balance, and in large doses, users can experience acute psychosis, which can include hallucinations and delusions, according to a National Institute on Drug Abuse report.
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Wonkbook: What you need to know about the policy fallout from the Fort Hood …
Filed under: national institute on drug abuse
Pot Economics
Pot Economics
Filed under: drug rehab treatment- lowering the drinking age
Marijuana is sold widely on the black market, and is readily available on street corners, in bars and nightclubs, and in high-school hallways (as 80% of students reported to the National Institute on Drug Abuse in 2012). … Where exactly it could be …
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Mixology Classes, Cash, and Other Creative Ways Colleges Combat Binge …
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The Phoenix Recovery Center Opens a New Outpatient Drug and Alcohol …
The Phoenix Recovery Center Opens a New Outpatient Drug and Alcohol …
Filed under: drug addiction help utah
The Phoenix Recovery Center, providers of individualized rehab treatment programs for individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, announced the grand opening of their newest outpatient rehab facility located in Draper Utah . The new center …
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Medical marijuana research hampered by Federal rules
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Long-Delayed Study of Marijuana for Traumatized Veterans Gets Federal Approval
Long-delayed study of marijuana for traumatized veterans gets federal approval
Filed under: drug abuse symptoms
The proposal from the University of Arizona was long ago cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, but researchers had been unable to purchase marijuana from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The agency's Mississippi research farm is the only …
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Parents, teens attend documentary at LHS on prescription drug abuse
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Coalition Calls the HB170 Signing an Historic Event
Coalition calls the HB170 signing an historic event
Filed under: effects of drug abuse
State Representative Dr. Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) said House Bill 170 expands access to the drug Naloxone. According to information about HB 170 released from Johnson's office, “Naloxone, otherwise known by its commercial name Narcan, reverses the …
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From Waterboarding to "Water Curing": Guantanamo Detainee First To Legally …
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How Big Is the Lortab Abuse in the U.S.?
Question by kajunguy: how big is the lortab abuse in the U.S.?
Best answer:
Answer by jeffh3000
In a 2003 and 2005 report, the national institutes of health showed some pretty bleak figures.
They estimated that in 2005 that 48 million Americans, 20% of population, had abused prescription drugs.
Based off the 2002 survey, just that year, 4.7 million people used prescription drugs “non-medically” for the first time. This means new abusers of prescription medications on top of exister abusers.
Data for *new abusers* of drugs that year broke down as following:
* 2.5 million used pain relievers
* 1.2 million used tranquilizers
* 761,000 used stimulants
* 225,000 used sedatives