How Drug War Posturing Is Blocking Access to a Potential Treatment for Veterans

How Drug War Posturing Is Blocking Access To A Potential Treatment For Veterans

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There's a consensus among clinicians that existing pharmaceutical treatments such as antidepressant simply do not work.” In fact, he added, … Legal access to marijuana is controlled by one federal agency with a mission to combat drug abuse. A panel …
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Individuals who drink heavily and smoke may show 'early aging' of the brain

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Treatment for alcohol use disorders works best if the patient actively understands and incorporates the interventions provided in the clinic. Multiple factors can influence both the type and degree of neurocognitive abnormalities found during early …
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Short Takes: Movie reviews – Philly.com

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Not rated (nudity, sexuality, drug use, obscenity, violence and pervasive smoking) C+ Reviewed by Daily News wire services. MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN. Ambitious adaptation of Salman … Director Michael Bay can't find the right tone in this satiric tale of …
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As Hepatitis C Spreads, Scotland Steps In

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Cities such as Dundee and Edinburgh—setting of the heroin-drenched 1996 film "Trainspotting"—have been particularly hard hit by injection drug use since an economic downturn in the 1980s. … "There's been an argument, if you have constrained …
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