Alcohol, Drug Use Linked to Crimes

Published April 12, 2013

Alcohol, drug use linked to crimes

Filed under: Is Cocaine Physically Addictive

"The last one I authorized to go out on release tested positive for cocaine in two days and was returned to jail. "So it's risky when you have victims of … It's such an addictive drug that these people become physically ill." Supervisor Kathy Just …
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Emotional Needs in Teens May Spur the Growth of New Brain Cells

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Once in the brain, the virus' surface protein latches onto the BDNF precursor, pro-BDNF, stopping production of new brain cells. The creation of new brain cells can also have negative effects. Addiction, for example, is a learned behavior that uses new …
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