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Top Substance Abuse Research Findings of 2012 from About.com
Buddy T., anonymous recovery writer for About.com, penned a wonderful column on the most important research about ATOD in 2012. And, leading the way are — new findings on the harms of marijuana. Our knowledge about the science of marijuana … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholics Anonymous, Binge drinking, Cannabis, Drug abuse, Drug treatment, Drugged driving, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, Recovery, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder treatment, Treatment, Weed
Tagged About.com, addiction, alcoholism, binge drinking, Buddy T., cannabis, cannabis addiction, drug treatment, drugged driving, marijuana, medical marijuana, treatment, weed
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“…Drugged driving is a highway safety threat on the level of drunk driving”
Marijuana legalization is the wrong way to go in the search for a better drug policy. We need policies that reduce drug use, not policies like legalization that increase drug use. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Cannabis, Drugged driving, Drunk driving, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, Prevention, Recovery, Smoking, Weed
Tagged BAC, cannabis, drugged driving, drunk driving, DUI, DWI, legalization, marijuana, marijuana legalization
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Legalization may mean more drugged driving — and more drunk-drugged driving
With the legalization of marijuana, more people will be smoking marijuana, so drugged driving will likely increase. The marijuana lobby likes to suggest that more people smoking weed will mean fewer people drinking – therefore, less drunk driving. But researchers say there’s no evidence of that. So, we will probably have an increase in drugged driving while drinking and driving remains the same. If so, it follows that drinking and drugging while driving may increase. That’s not a good situation, to put it mildly. Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Cannabis, Drug abuse, Drugged driving, Drunk driving, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, MJ lobby, Recovery, Substance abuse, Weed
Tagged cannabis, drugged driving, drunk driving, DUI, DWI, legalization, marijuana, marijuana legalization, weed
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Marijuana legalization: Damn the science, full speed ahead
By Jim Gogek If tobacco was not legal, and we knew the full scientific extent of its health impacts, would we legalize it today? Not a chance. A substance that’s dangerously addictive and kills half the people who use it … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Drug abuse, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, Medical marijuana, MJ lobby, Pot doc, Recovery, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder treatment, Treatment, Weed
Tagged adolescent marijuana use, cannabis, cannabis addiction, cannabis addiction treatment, legalize marijuana, marijuana, marijuana addiction, marijuana legalization, marijuana lobby, pot, weed
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