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Marijuana goggles: A scare tactic to promote sobriety?
By: Admin On: 12-01-2015 Category: Addiction, Cannabis, Drug Abuse, Smoking, Teens Comment: 0
Approximately 44 percent of high school seniors nationwide report having used marijuana for recreation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s 2014 Monitoring the Future Study says. Hancock County, Indiana is aiming to reduce countywide rates of substance abuse through its purchase and implementation of “Fatal Vision” marijuana goggles meant to simulate cognitive impairment individuals have […]
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New research finds that brain activity could be a predictor for drinking problems and risky sexual behavior
By: Staff Writer On: 08-17-2015 Category: Drinking, Risk-taking, Substance Abuse, Teens Comment: 0
Two studies suggest that researchers might be able to predict the likelihood of young adults developing drinking problems and engage in promiscuous sexual behavior. This research is part of a continual Duke Neurogenetics Study (DNS), which started in 2010, in attempts to improve researchers’ understanding of how interactions between the brain and its environment form […]