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Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:20 pm by Sparrow

Medical Marijuana
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American Society of Addiction Medicine Public Policy Statement on Medical Marijuana Background In the last twenty years, both the scientific community and the public have become interested in the therapeutic potential of cannabis and cannabinoids. Scientific interest has been based in large part on the discovery and elucidation of the endocannabinoid receptor system. Popular interest …∞

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Posted on February 19, 2011 at 1:57 am by Sparrow and modified on February 18, 2011 at 7:10 pm.

Addictability of Drugs
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Popularity and “Addictability” of Drugs Among U.S. Adults Among drugs used by U.S. adults, alcohol ranks first, by far, in popularity and seventh in “addictability,” according to a nationwide survey of 43,000 adults. More than 6 in 10 U .S. adults reported past-year use of alcohol and, of them, about 6 percent were dependent. Though …∞

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Posted on April 14, 2009 at 11:57 pm by Sparrow and modified on August 7, 2007 at 9:58 am.

Nicotine & the Brain
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Nicotine & the Brain
Increase in Nicotine
Receptors Makes Quitting
Harder Smokers have more
nicotine receptors in their
brains than nonsmokers,
making it more difficult for
them to quit, according to
researchers at Yale
University. Researchers
used brain-scanning
technology to compare the
nicotine receptors of 16
smokers who had
abstained for four days
with scans from a group of
16 nonsmokers. They
found that the density of
common nicotine receptors
was higher among smokers
during early abstinence,
contributing to withdrawal
symptoms. “Nicotine
craving is an important
factor associated with
relapse,” said lead author
Julie Staley. “This study
paves the way for
determining whether
medications normalize the
number of receptors and
why some smokers

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Posted on November 21, 2008 at 12:27 am by Sparrow and modified on September 26, 2007 at 11:48 am.

Smoking cessation aids in alcoholics
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Bupropion and nicotine patch as smoking cessation aids in alcoholics This is a double-blind placebo-controlled study of sustained-release bupropion as a smoking cessation aid in alcoholics undergoing treatment for their alcoholism. Participants (N=58) were enrolled within 1 week of entry into alcohol treatment from community and Veterans Affairs Substance Use Disorder programs. All participants received …∞

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