The field of pain medicine is at a crossroads given the epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths from prescription opioids. Cannabis and its active ingredients, cannabinoids, are a much safer therapeutic option. Despite being slowed by legal restrictions and stigma, research continues to show that when used appropriately, cannabis is safe and effective for many forms of chronic pain and other co
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Since the War on Drugs began, U.S. drug policy has been dominated by a law and order policy model. The emphasis on incarceration and punishment as responses to drug use has resulted in the neglect of public health concerns related to drug addiction. In thi… (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))MedWorm Sponsor Message: Directory of the best January Sales in the UK. Find the best Christmas prese
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It’s said Brits most commonly seek treatment for an addiction to opioids – a drug resembling opium in addictive properties or physiological effects. Opioids are described as substances that act on the nervous system in a similar way to opiates, much like morphine and codeine. The interactive map has been created using data from the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). A full report was r
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Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the world. There is growing evidence of the need for community- based programs on smoking cessation. The main purpose of this study is to establish the rate of smoking cessation and restarting in 1 year at the Balçova Smoking Cessation Center. This is a prospective study with a study group of 359 individuals who quit smoking at the Balçova Sm
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Publication date: Available online 1 December 2015 Source:Neuroscience Letters Author(s): Hao-Yue Du, Dan-Ni Cao, Ying Chen, Lv Wang, Ning Wu, Jin Li Drug addiction is a process that transits from recreative and regular drug use into compulsive drug use. The two patterns of drug use, controlled drug intake and escalated drug intake, represent different stages in the development of drug add
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