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The interdependence of cigarette, alcohol, and marijuana use in the context of school-based social networks

Cheng Wang1 *, John R. Hipp2,3, Carter T. Butts3,4, Cynthia M. Lakon5 1 Department of Sociology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, United States of America, 2 Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United States of America, 3 Department of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, United

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With cannabis coming to the workplace, what constitutes ‘impairment’?

Just as digital transformation has disrupted legacy business models, cannabis legalization will fundamentally challenge workplace policies. On Oct. 17, recreational marijuana will officially become legal in Canada. According to a recent study conducted by Deloitte, 22 per cent of the Canadian adult population consumes recreational cannabis at least occasionally, and a further 17 per cent

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I Tried ‘Mindful Drinking’ to See If I Can Have Fun Sober: Alcohol-free drinks are catching on in a big way, so I thought I’d give them a go

“I do feel a sense of freedom from not drinking anymore, because it took up so much brain space,” said Laura Willoughby at London’s Mindful Drinking Festival, an event founded to suggest that you don’t need to be paralytic to have a good time. “It’s been the best decision of my life.”   Check every

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Three new born babies A DAY are treated for drug addiction in shocking NHS figures

EXCLUSIVE: NAS – neonatal abstinence syndrome – affects babies whose mothers have abused drugs during pregnancy, leaving their babies to go cold turkey after birth. 22:26, 28 JUL 2018 Three babies a day are having treatment for drug addiction ­after being born hooked on ­heroin or cocaine. Shock figures from NHS Digital show hospitals dealt

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THC exposure of human iPSC neurons impacts genes associated with neuropsychiatric disorders

Translational Psychiatry volume 8, Article number: 89 (2018)  Abstract  There is a strong association between cannabis use and schizophrenia but the underlying cellular links are poorly understood. Neurons derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) offer a platform for investigating both baseline and dynamic changes in human neural cells. Here, we exposed neurons derived from hiPSCs

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Rise of the middle-aged pothead: Huge rise in over-40s becoming addicted to super-strength ‘skunk’

 Camilla Turner, education editor  15 JUNE 2018    There has been a 114 per cent rise in those aged over 40 seeking help from drug clinics, citing cannabis as their primary health concern It used to be thought of as the drug of choice among the younger generations. But now researchers have found a huge increase

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