What US Cities Have the Highest Drug Use?

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What US Cities Have the Highest Drug Use: Drug Capital of the US: Drug use not only impacts individuals but also has far-reaching consequences on society, healthcare systems, and law enforcement efforts. By examining the cities with the highest drug use rates in the country, we aim to shed light on the factors contributing to […]

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Cannabis is fuelling psychoses

New NHS figures showed there were 125,290 cannabis and spice-related hospital admissions in England from April 2013 to March 2018, including 14,888 under-20s. Consultant psychiatrist Dr Niall Campbell, who treats 18-year-olds and older, at Priory’s Roehampton Hospital, said 25% of paranoid psychosis cases were caused by the use of marijuana. “I am seeing an increasing […]

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Medical cannabis: snake oil or health solution?

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Spend a bit of time browsing the internet for information about health conditions and you’ll eventually run across pages claiming that cannabis is the cure for everything from chronic pain to cancer, epilepsy to multiple sclerosis. Although these pages may boast lists of tens or even hundreds of scientific papers claiming to prove that ‘weed […]

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Medical Marijuana: Should cannabis be prescribed or not?

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In the UK it is estimated there are around three million cannabis users and about one million of those use cannabis for medical reasons.  At the moment all those individuals are using it illegally.  This article debates the pros and cons of making cannabis a legally prescribable drug for medical reasons. The Pros First, there […]

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