Sector News Study Says Marijuana Almost as Addictive as Opioids Among Teenagers by Sophia Vida March 29, 2021 According to a new study published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, cannabis is almost as addictive as opioids among teenage users. The study of drugs and youth has found that teenagers' addiction rates for the plant are about the...
Science related (Medical) Prescription CBD Could Help People Quit Marijuana by Sophia Vida July 31, 2020 Kicking your marijuana habit could be as easy as taking CBD according to results from the first-ever randomized clinical trial of CBD for cannabis use disorder. The results indicated that prescribed doses of the non-intoxicatin...
Science related (Medical) Study Finds that Marijuana Legalization Leads to More of This by Sophia Vida November 19, 2019 According to a new study, marijuana legalization leads to more problematic use unfortunately. The lead researcher, Magdalena Cerdá, says her study isn’t meant to advocate against marijuana legalization, but inform it. ...
Science related (Medical) This is Perhaps Why Marijuana is Pleasurable by Sophia Vida October 17, 2017 A group of neuroscientists may have found out why marijuana is pleasurable and addictive. The researchers have found out just how weed can act on the human brain. Ironically the research comes out of an ironic place. It was Bri...