Simultaneous alcohol and cannabis expectancies predict simultaneous use
Abstract Background: Simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis predicts increased negative consequences for users beyond individual or even concurrent use…
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Center for Behavioral Neuroscience: a prototype multi-institutional collaborative research center
Abstract The Center for Behavioral Neuroscience was launched in the fall of 1999 with support from the National Science Foundation,…
Absinthism: a fictitious 19th century syndrome with present impact
Abstract Absinthe, a bitter spirit containing wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.), was banned at the beginning of the 20th century as…
Policy makers ignoring science and scientists ignoring policy: the medical ethical challenges of heroin treatment
Abstract A decade of research in Switzerland, The Netherlands, Germany, and Spain now constitutes a massive body of work supporting…
Patterns of drug use among a sample of drug users and injecting drug users attending a General Practice in Iran
Abstract Aim: This study aimed to examine drug use, drug treatment history and risk behaviour among a sample of Iranian…
Stimulation of cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2) suppresses microglial activation
Abstract Background: Activated microglial cells have been implicated in a number of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), multiple sclerosis…
Cannabis and tobacco smoke are not equally carcinogenic
Abstract More people are using the cannabis plant as modern basic and clinical science reaffirms and extends its medicinal uses.…
Khat and alcohol use and risky sex behaviour among in-school and out-of-school youth in Ethiopia
Abstract Background: Khat (an evergreen plant with amphetamine-like properties) and alcohol are widely consumed among the youth of Ethiopia. However,…
Survey of Australians using cannabis for medical purposes
Abstract Background: The New South Wales State Government recently proposed a trial of the medical use of cannabis. Australians who…
Harm reduction-the cannabis paradox
Abstract This article examines harm reduction from a novel perspective. Its central thesis is that harm reduction is not only…