What the White House Says About Legalizing Marijuana

What the White House says about Legalizing Marijuana – Full E-mail: “What they Have to Say About Legalizing Marijuana By Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy When the President took office, he directed all of his policymakers to develop policies based on science and research, not ideology or politics. So our concern about marijuana is based on what the science tells us about the drug’s effects. According to scientists at the National Institutes of Health- the world’s largest source of drug abuse research – marijuana use is associated with addiction, respiratory disease, and cognitive impairment. We know from an array of treatment admission information and Federal data that marijuana use is a significant source for voluntary drug treatment admissions and visits to emergency rooms. Studies also reveal that marijuana potency has almost tripled over the past 20 years, raising serious concerns about what this means for public health — especially among young people who use the drug because research shows their brains continue to develop well into their 20’s. Simply put, it is not a benign drug. Like many, we are interested in the potential marijuana may have in providing relief to individuals diagnosed with certain serious illnesses. That is why we ardently support ongoing research into determining what components of the marijuana plant can be used as medicine. To date, however, neither the FDA nor the Institute of Medicine have found smoked marijuana to meet the modern standard for safe or …

Medications Are 'Inappropriately' Prescribed To 1 In 5 Seniors: Study

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According to a 2010 report from The Drug Abuse Warning Network, antidepressants contributed to <a href="http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k10/WebSR018Pharma50+/Pharma50+HTML.pdf" target="_hplink">8.6 percent of emergency room visits</a> by adults …
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Latest state and national data on heroin, opioid use

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… Bureau of Substance Abuse Services; National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2010; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Drug Abuse Warning Network report, July 2, 2012 …
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There's something (potentially dangerous) about molly

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Less than 4% of emergency room visits in 2009 were because of MDMA, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network, which is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. In fact, with its mood-enhancing properties, MDMA is …
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Sizing up the drug problem

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National estimates on drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments are obtained from the Drug Abuse Warning Network, called DAWN. This is a public health surveillance system managed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services …
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Highlights of the 2010 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency… http://t.co/ArRlXFoe #Substanceabuse – by IntegratedTrtmt (IntegratedTrtmt)