A new research establishes that the real gateway drug is not marijuana and that early alcohol consumption is a better predictor of future illicit drug use. This article from The Washington Post highlights the findings of this study. You may have heard that marijuana is a gateway drug. Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie makes this argument seemingly everychance ... Continue Reading
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Isn’t Each One of Us a Drug User?
The sooner we accept the reality that each one of us is a drug user, the sooner we’ll look at those who struggle with drug misuse from a place of compassion. This post from Drug Policy Alliance puts forward the case for ending the decades-old failed war on drugs. Who can honestly say that they don’t use drugs? I’m not necessarily talking about illegal drugs, like marijuana ... Continue Reading
Regular Marijuana Smoke Exposure Has Insignificant Effect On Lungs, Unlike Tobacco
In this post from Reset.Me, Paul Armentano highlights the conclusion of a recent study that ongoing marijuana smoke exposure is not associated with any significant effect on lung health. The inhalation of one marijuana cigarette per day over a 20-year period is not associated with adverse changes in lung health, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal ... Continue Reading