The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has proposed a fee structure for a self-financed medical marijuana industry that supports patient access without relying on taxpayer resources. Acting DPH Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett said: “The program will be self-sustaining through fees on registered marijuana dispensaries and patients…
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Massachusetts Proposes Fees For Medical Marijuana Program
Drivers may think they have the green light to drive when their blood alcohol levels fall below the legal limit or the buzz wears off, but that’s not the case, says a Purdue University expert…
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Alcohol Impairment Goes Beyond BAC Number
Abstract Aims To describe drug use and safety with intramuscular injectable extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) in opioid dependence during a 1-year open-label extension phase. Design Following 6 months of randomized, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled injections given every 28 days, patients receiving XR-NTX 380 mg continued and PBO patients were switched to open-label XR-NTX, with monthly individual drug counseling, for a further year. Setting Thirteen clinical sites in Russia
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Injectable extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX) for opioid dependence: long-term safety and effectiveness
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have unraveled the molecular foundations of cocaine’s effects on the brain, and identified a compound that blocks cravings for the drug in cocaine-addicted mice. The compound, already proven safe for humans, is undergoing further animal testing in preparation for possible clinical trials in cocaine addicts, the researchers say…
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Treatment For Cocaine Addiction In Animal Model
Research presented at the 2013 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting shows that high-fructose corn syrup can cause behavioural reactions in rats similar to those produced by drugs of abuse such as cocaine…
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Food Addiction Could Help Explain The Global Obesity Epidemic
New research shows that craving drugs such as nicotine can be visualized in specific regions of the brain that are implicated in determining the value of actions, in planning actions and in motivation.
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Addictive Behaviour – A Choice Or A Brain Disease?
A new guidance document for commissioning drug and alcohol services has been released by the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health (JCPMH). Guidance for commissioners of drug and alcohol services [pdf] presents an overview of key considerations for those with local remits for developing treatment services
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Latest guidance offering to commissioners of drug and alcohol services
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Abstract Aims To assess levels of nicotine, nicotine degradation products and some specific impurities in commercial refill liquids for electronic cigarettes. Design and setting We analyzed 20 models of 10 of the most popular brands of refill liquids, using gas and liquid chromatography. Measurements We assessed nicotine content, content of the known nicotine degradation products and impurities, and presence of ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol
The integration of mental health interventions into HIV prevention and treatment platforms can reduce the opportunity costs of care and improve treatment outcomes, argues a new Policy Forum article published in this week’s PLOS Medicine…
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Addressing Mental Health Issues In HIV Care
There is a link between use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in life. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes that researchers from the University of Gothenburg recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Twenty per cent of the subjects in the study admitted steroid use…
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Using Anabolic Steroids May Affect Your Future Mental Health