Drugs

Substance abuse is defined by the World Health Organization as the harmful use of psychoactive substances. This includes the use of alcohol and illicit...

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For most people in the United States some type of medication is a part of their daily life. Whether it's a birth control pill...

Researchers have clarified critical mechanisms involved with the formation of neural circuits in the brain. This organization also discovered that delta-nine-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a psychoactive...

An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the Imperial College London have identified two genes that are switched on only when a child...

Weight problems and type 2 diabetes are related to vascular stiffening and the progress of cardiovascular disease. Overweight and diabetic premenopausal females are mostly...

A rare bleeding disorder, called factor VII deficiency, has been corrected in a dog model by hematology scientists using a single injection of gene...

Researchers have discovered that a commonly used drug for dementia is able to help prevent debilitating falls for patients suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. Published in...

Dihydrocodeine is generally a prescription only medicine, available from your doctor or clinic. You may be able to buy it over the counter in...

Marijuana Marijuana dependency is a prevalent problem that plagues the world today. Many people think that marijuana dependency cannot pose a serious problem. However,...