Four Twenty Jes at MTA 2012

Four Twenty Jes at MTA 2012 – Four Twenty Jes at Mount Allison University Cannabis Convention discussing the MMAR, and the need and benefits of compassion clubs and dispensaries. Hempolog…

Scripps Researchers Help Addicted Rats Stay Clean With Heroin Vaccine

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Once they started exhibiting withdrawal symptoms, the scientists slowly weaned them off the drug. During this four-week detox stage, some rats were administered the vaccine while others got a placebo. When the researchers again turned the rats loose on …
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Why Would a Medical Doctor Embrace an Unproven Treatment?

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The bottom line for Kathryn, at 47 a sober and experienced clinician, is that she believes NAET works. NAET, she says, cured her of a lingering gastrointestinal illness and provided withdrawal-free relief from cigarette addiction. That triggered a …
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Bitter pill: life-saving HIV drugs fuel crime and addiction in South Africa

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According to experts, prolonged use can lead to stomach ulcers, internal bleeding, and excruciating withdrawal symptoms. When Sipho doesn't get his fix, his mother says, he can turn into a monster. "He becomes mad," Sarah says. "He screams and shouts, …
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'Teen Mom 2' star Jenelle Evans opens up about heroin addiction

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She claimed that she only used the drug — which Kieffer injected — for a month, during which she was hospitalized three times and suffered terrible withdrawal symptoms. She finally sought help from her mother and left Kieffer. Since then, she …
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