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Motivational Interviewing Helps Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans Decrease... A new study, published online in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry has provided evidence of the benefits of using motivational interviewing to assist troubled war veterans from Iraq and Afghanis... July 31, 2012
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80 Percent Rise in Frequent Marijuana Smoking among Teens has Experts Conce... A new survey released by The Partnership at Drugfree.org suggests that smoking pot is becoming more prevalent among teenagers in the US. The survey consisted of anonymous questionnaires that were fi... May 5, 2012
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Political Backlash Resounds from Passage of Medical Cannabis Law On both sides of the marijuana issue there are strong opinions. The passage of the “Safe Access to Medical Cannabis Act” brought about some mudslinging on both sides. David Black, husband to U.S. Repr... April 6, 2012
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“Wal-Mart of Weed” Opens up Outlet in Washington D.C. A company that has been called the “Wal-Mart of Weed” has opened its doors in Washington, D.C. The weGrow store provides medical marijuana growers with garden products, books, magazines, and instructi... April 1, 2012
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Massachusetts Legal Battle Over Marijuana Looms In 2008 the Massachusetts state legislature posed a state referendum that decriminalized the possession of “small” amounts of marijuana. When this passed, several school districts expressed concern. T... March 4, 2012
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Concerns over Increased Use of “Spice” in the Military The increased use of synthetic pot or “spice” by some US troops is causing alarm among military officials. The drug which is readily obtained on the internet, is apparently being used more frequently... January 2, 2012
Why People Use Cannabis Rielle Capler, BC Partners for Mental Health and Addictions Information Cannabis users are often portrayed as unmotivated, lazy "stoners." But research into why people use cannabis paints a diffe...
Addiction to Pot Marijuana addiction is a phenomenon experienced by more than 150,000 individuals each year who enter treatment for their proclaimed addiction to marijuana. Marijuana addiction is characterized as comp...
Help with marijuana withdrawal Combination of Therapy & Incentives For Marijuana TreatmentBy The National Institute on Drug Abusehttp://www.NIDA.nih.govCombination of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Incentives Enh...
How To Stop Marijuana Addiction Positively By Michael PorteousLet's face it, people smoke marijuana because it feels good and often because they think it is not a big problem like other harder drugs. Humans are creatures of pleasure and if it...
On marijuana addiction Dr. Phariss on marijuana addiction Revolution Health Group Bruce Phariss, M.D., a clinical assistant professor of public health and psychiatry at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in N...
Cannabis affecting young minds Half of young people using cannabis suffer side effects such as paranoia and blackouts, a UK survey suggests. More than 80% of the 727 young people in their teens and early 20s polled by YoungMinds ha...
Marijuana Facts Parents Need to Know Marijuana is the illegal drug most often used in this country. Since 1991, lifetime marijuana use has almost doubled among 8th- and 10th-grade students, and increased by a third among high school sen...
Marijuana Information Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. There are over 200 slang terms for marijuana including "pot," "herb," "weed," "boom,"...
How To Cut Down Or Quit Cannabis Identifying risk times OK, so you've managed to cut down or quit, what next? First up, CONGRATULATIONS! It's hard to make change and it takes guts to give it a go - be proud of your effort. The main...


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