Studies Lacking on Pot's Health Benefits

Published April 24, 2013

Studies lacking on pot's health benefits

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

"What's happening in the states is not related to science at all," said Donald Vereen, a former adviser to the last three directors of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. "It's difficult to get good information," said Beau Kilmer, co-director of RAND …
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The Oxy Wars

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

By 2001, sales of the drug exceeded $ 1 billion, making Oxy the bestselling nongeneric narcotic pain reliever in the country. And, according to a 2010 national survey conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, OxyContin abuse and addiction costs …
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Medical: Most teens, tweens seek parents' health advice

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

A 2008 report from a committee set up by the Institute of Medicine noted that the nation's office-based system of primary care doctors is ill-equipped to deal with many health needs of adolescents, particularly those related to mental health or …
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2012 Monitoring the Future – Teen Perspective – A video summary of various local teens thoughts after the release of the 2012 Monitoring the Future Survey results during the Dec.19, 2012 national press con…