Marijuana: More Potent Now and Unquestionably Addictive

Published January 5, 2013

Marijuana: more potent now and unquestionably addictive

Filed under: teen drug abuse help

Cannabinoid (CBD) is the medicinal component that helps to reduce nausea, convulsive seizures, and the symptoms of schizophrenia. It also acts as a significant antagonist that acts to block the intoxicating effects of … The adolescent brain appears …
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Hammond pastor blames health, financial woes for his relationship with teen

Filed under: teen drug abuse help

It mentions his work providing financial aid at his church's schools to students who couldn't afford tuition, starting a substance abuse treatment program in Hammond and raising $ 100 million to support those programs. Along with the memorandum, Schaap …
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Prosecuting a war against heroin

Filed under: teen drug abuse help

His father was a drug user who got clean in the late 1960s and became a counselor and executive at the Gateway Foundation, one of the largest addiction treatment centers in Illinois. Yet even they didn't fully recognize their son's teenage substance …
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