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Cannabis dependence, withdrawal, and reinforcing effects

 

Among adolescents with conduct symptoms and substance use disorders
 
Abstract
The prevalence of cannabis use is rising among adolescents, many of whom perceive little risk from cannabis. However, clinicians who treat adolescent substance users hear frequent reports of serious cannabis-use disorders and […]

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Legal Attitudes,Permissive Norm Quantities, and Substance Use

 
 

“Youthful drug use violates both formal law and informal norms for conventional behaviour. Analyses of influences on permissive drug attitudes and behaviours among adolescents should, therefore, focus on both attitude towards the law and the informal normative climate of these […]

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NICO Drink

 
 

Nico, a mineral water drink laced with nicotine is being launched in the US, reports the Daily Express. Increasing restrictions on smoking in the was the inspiration behind the product say its manufacturers. The water has eight milligrams of nicotine […]

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Teenage Survey

 

More teenagers are using cocaine and regularly smoking and drinking, but an increasing number are also wearing seat belts and refusing to ride with a driver who’s been drinking. Those results were released yesterday in a survey conducted by the […]

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Alcohol is the leading drug abused by U.S. teens

 

According to a new study by the National Centre on Addiction and Substance Abuse: Alcohol is the leading drug abused by U.S. teens. Under age drinkers account for 19.7 percent of alcohol consumed in U.S. 78 percent of high school […]

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Cocaine use rises markedly among 16-29 year olds

 

Cocaine use among young adults in Britain is expanding faster than anywhere else in Europe according to a new Drug misuse report. The annual report from the Lisbon based European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, giving figures for […]

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