Q&A #3 – Zeitgeist Day 2013, Main Event, L.A., CA [ the Zeitgeist Movement ]

Q&A #3 – Zeitgeist Day 2013, Main Event, L.A., CA [ The Zeitgeist Movement ] – Question: “What is the greatest challenge to be overcome?” (from webcast) from the sold out Main event for the 5th Annual Zeitgeist Day, 2013. This Global Ev…

Marijuana for teens can enhance addictive behavior

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… adds to studies conducted in rats, in which scientists have observed differences in the brains of adolescent rats after marijuana was introduced—particularly in the chemical pathways that govern addiction and vulnerability and the dopamine …
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Food addiction: does it really exist?

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Nicole Avena was one of the researchers: "We found signs of tolerance, withdrawal, craving and measurable changes in neural chemicals such as dopamine and opioid release," she says. In short, it looked very much as though the animals were addicted to a …
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Marijuana Isn't 'Safe Drug'

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In adolescent rat models, scientists have been able to observe differences in the chemical pathways that govern addiction and vulnerability – a receptor in the brain known as the dopamine D2 receptor is well known to be less present in cases of …
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