US Rep. Ryan Foe Kaleka Used Medical Marijuana
US Rep. Ryan foe Kaleka used medical marijuana
A therapist in California, where medical marijuana is legal, recommended Kaleka use the drug because it's natural and less addictive than other pharmaceutical drugs. … Kaleka said he resisted seeking treatment for his grief for about four months. But …
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New Hepatitis Drug Worth 00 per Pill Questioned by Democrats
Sovaldi was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in December 2013 and could cure 80 percent of hepatitis C cases in a matter of 12 weeks. This is a higher cure rate using the least amount of time possible. Treatment using Sovaldi was also noted …
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Leisl Winter's Tale: A Story of Overcoming Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Leisl Winter's tale: A story of overcoming alcohol and drug abuse
The Anne Arundel County Health Department broke down alcohol and drug use among teens by neighborhood in Anne Arundel County. The findings were published in “Substance Use: Consumption and Perception Among Anne Arundel County Youth Ages …
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Watchdog Training against alcohol abuse
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APNewsBreak: Astros Prospect Details Drug Struggle
APNewsBreak: Astros prospect details drug struggle
And for the first time publicly, he's opening up about his battle with an addiction to marijuana and monthlong stay at a rehabilitation center. "At this point it's pretty evident to me that I'm a drug addict," he told The Associated Press over …
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The puppet master behind anti-gay "religious freedom" bills
ADF is not happy with an already restrictive 1993 law called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a ridiculous response by a hysterical Congress after two American Indian men who worked at an Oregon drug rehab center were fired for smoking peyote at …
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I Have a Terrible “addiction” to Wanting to Buy All of the Jewelry Practically Around Me….?
Question by smilingflowergirl: I have a terrible “addiction” to wanting to buy all of the jewelry practically around me….?
does anybody suffer from this as well, and what have you done to say “stop this habit from becoming a much larger problem?” as some tell me….do you just have to do the stopping “cold turkey” or is there help for people that are addicted to doing stuff like this? It makes me “feel high” when I buy the stuff, and then I feel down when I can’t spend anymore! I know that it a normal thing…but, what do other people do with these types of lame addictions? Help!
Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana
"It's like all drugs that have been developed for a valid purpose-they can all be abused," he said. "It will depend on how it's regulated. I think for chemotherapy patients or others with debilitating nausea and pain the use of marijuana may be …
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Louisiana bans components for synthetic marijuana due to health scare
Synthetic marijuana products are marketed and sold as "safe" alternatives to marijuana, but they can cause extreme anxiety as well as reduce blood supply to the heart, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Synthetic marijuana has …
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Broward County Judge Takes Leave After Meltdown
Broward County judge takes leave after meltdown
Reporter: POLLOCK WENT INTO REHAB BUT EXCISE QUESTIONS — IF HE'S ABUSING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, IS THAT THAT I CREDIBLE PLACE FOR HERRY TO BE. THE CHIEF JUDGE DECIDE TO PUT HER RIGHT BACK IN CHARGE OF DRUG …
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Potentially explosive new trend in marijuana use reported in Houston area
Rehab centers are reporting its use is rapidly on the rise. "We first began to see patients … with a history of hash oil use in July 2013. Since that time, approximately 20 percent of the adolescents who have reported a history of marijuana use have …
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