In the Weeds

In the Weeds
Along with Colorado, where voters also approved legalization last November, Washington is attempting to do something unprecedented: set up a state system to regulate and sell a drug that is illegal in the United States. Marijuana … This summer, the …
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Visiting Professor debates legal and illegal drugs
An outspoken commentator on drug regulation and addiction, Professor Nutt has published more than 400 original research papers, a similar number of reviews and books chapters, eight government reports on drugs and 27 books. He broadcasts widely to …
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Researchers find glutamate receptor helps suppress cue induced cocaine craving
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers with members from several universities in the U.S. has found that a glutamate receptor given to test rats addicted to cocaine caused a reduction in cue induced cravings for the drug. In their paper published in …
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