ABSTRACT: Drug abuse (DA) and addiction is a complex illness, broadly viewed as a neurobiological impairment with genetic and environmental factors that influence its development and manifestation. Abused substances can disrupt the activity of neurons by interacting with many proteins, particularly G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). A few medicines that target the central ... Continue Reading
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Australia Has Marijuana Legalization in The Offing This Year
An all-party Senate Committee in Australia is actively preparing to recommend marijuana legalization in the country before the end of this year, despite worries raised by health officials. This post from Reset.me discusses the likelihood of cannabis being made legal in Australia this year and the concerns that are being raised over potential risks. Australian lawmakers are ... Continue Reading
Big Pharma Cannabis Might Hit Market in 2016
Big pharma corporations are perhaps waiting for the rescheduling and legalization of cannabis much more than you and me and they stand to gain a lot more too. This article from The Huffington Post discusses how big pharma-produced cannabis products are on their way to America’s billion dollar pharmaceutical market. For those hoping that Big Pharma could still be blocked from ... Continue Reading
Drugs: Another Means toward Altering Consciousness?
In this article from The Huffington Post, Sam Harris presents a holistic point of view on ingesting drugs, drug policies, and our responsibilities as a society toward drug use. Everything we do is for the purpose of altering consciousness. We form friendships so that we can feel certain emotions, like love, and avoid others, like loneliness. We eat specific foods to enjoy ... Continue Reading
Prescription Drugs a Bigger Killer among US Teens than Illegal Substances
In this post from reset.me, Monica Thunder highlights the disproportionately large effect of prescription drugs on teenagers. A recent study published in Journal of Public Policy and Marketing sheds light on this issue, which the CDC has labeled an “epidemic.” Combine the number of overdose deaths caused by heroin and cocaine, and you still haven’t matched the number of deaths ... Continue Reading