by Valiant | Jul 30, 2015 | marijuana use
Legalizing medical marijuana is a move that many states in the USA have made, and this has caused some concern that teen pot use will also increase because many teens will view marijuana as harmless and be tempted to indulge. A new study suggests that legalizing...
by Valiant | Jul 30, 2015 | Drug abuse, marijuana use
Dabs of concentrated marijuana or the active compound in the drug called THC are used, and these dabs are smoked out of a water pipe to vaporize the substance. A new study shows that this practice can be extremely dangerous, leading to serious burns and other medical...
by Valiant | Mar 16, 2015 | Drug abuse, marijuana use, teen drug use
A recent study shows that adult memory may be damaged by teen marijuana use. Adolescents who use marijuana on a regular basis, and who are considered heavy users, tend to have a brain structure which is abnormal and they tend to perform very poorly on tests designed...
by Valiant | Nov 3, 2014 | designer drugs, Drug abuse, marijuana use, teen drug use
ER visits for synthetic pot have more than doubled in the last few years in the United States of America, in spite of laws that ban these drugs from being sold in store in the country. Synthetic pot, often sold under names like K2 and Spice, is often used because...
by Valiant | Aug 11, 2014 | Addiction treatment, marijuana use, medical studies
According to the American Psychological Association regular or frequent marijuana use can negatively affect teen brain function. During the 122nd Annual Convention for the association many psychologists talked about the health issues that have come up since marijuana...
by Valiant | Aug 8, 2014 | Drug abuse, marijuana use, medical studies
A new research study performed by NIDA shows that regular marijuana use may cause impairment in the reward centers of the brain, affecting the dopamine response that the brain has. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter which is involved in pleasure, and it is released by the...
