Adding menthol flavoring to electronic cigarettes may damage your lungs more than regular e-cigarettes do, a new study reveals. A number of studies have suggested that e-cigarette vapor can cause lung inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage and airway hyper-responsiveness that can trigger asthma, Benam said. Vaping these substances can cause lung damage that impairs lung […]
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AbstractBackground: The mechanisms underlying the clinical effects of CBD remain poorly understood. Given the increasing evidence for CBD’s effects on mitochondria, we sought to examine in more detail whether CBD impacts mitochondrial function and neuronal integrity. Results: At low micromolar concentrations, CBD reduced mitochondrial respiration, the threshold for mitochondrial permeability transition, and calcium uptake, blocked a novel
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Substance engagement – drug use – is always, and we do mean always, the first step to addiction. It all too often starts innocuously enough, a taste, a try, an experiment. However just below the surface of that seemingly libertarian, care-less and ‘free spirited’ façade, there is almost always an attempt to meet or alleviate
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Potential birth defects, cancer and addiction – just name a few!Cannabinoids Exacerbate Alcohol Teratogenesis by a CB1-Hedgehog InteractionDOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52336-w Abstract: We tested whether cannabinoids (CBs) potentiate alcohol-induced birth defects in mice and zebrafish, and explored the underlying pathogenic mechanisms on Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) signalling. The CBs, Ä9-THC, cannabidiol, HU-210, and CP 55,940 caused alcohol-like effects on craniofacial
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AbstractThe industrial hemp sector is growing and, in recent years, has launched many novel hemp-derived products, including animal feed. It is, however, unclear to what extent individual cannabinoids from industrial hemp transfer from the feed into products of animal origin and whether they pose a risk for the consumer. Here we present the results of
Step Right Up – Dealing Death on Social Media! Awkward Conversations: A discussion on how retail drug trafficking has spread into social media, as well as how to regulate and monitor kids’ Internet use. #druguse #onlineshopping Understanding Your Kids’ Social Media Use | Get Smart About Drugs: https://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov/media/understanding-your-kids-social-media-use?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
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“If we are going to say ‘NO’ to violence against women – and we must – then we cannot say ‘Yes’ to drug use!” Dalgarno Institute “Continuing acceptance and normalisation of drug using behaviours by the culture, whether overt promotion of products or the libertarian pursuit of individual ‘rights’, the acceptance of psychotropic toxins in
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Summary: In conclusion, the present study describes the neurotoxicity of CBD above a defined concentration threshold and identifies a potential novel mechanism for this deleterious effect on the neuronal structure and function. Our results have significant implications for clinical utilization and public consumption of CBD and CBD containing products.Further investigations are necessary to firmly establish both the therapeutic
Regardless of the purported opinions and postures around the failing harm reduction ‘vehicle’ that is e-cigarettes, our children’s health, well-being and future should be the priority; motivating the political will to push the QUIT and PREVENTION mandates and mantras in all key Education, Legal and Social arenas. The following excerpt from a recent ABC article is
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Cannabis in Adolescence: Lasting Cognitive Alterations and Underlying Mechanisms Abstract: Cannabis consumption during adolescence is an area of particular concern, owing to changes in the social and political perception of the drug, and presents a scientific, medical, and economic challenge. Major social and economic interests continue to push toward cannabis legalization as well as pharmaceutical development.
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