Drug Abuse

Answered: Can America's drug czar tell the truth about marijuana?
It takes what is supposed to be the lead drug-policy agency out of the action with regard to the most prominent — though hardly the most important — drug policy problem, specifically whether and how to make cannabis legally available,” said our state …
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Marijuana most common drug on campus
People who smoke marijuana frequently experience many of the same respiratory problems as tobacco smokers, including coughing and acute chest illness, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. A study found people who frequently smoke …
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Hill adds synthetic marijuana to random drug tests
The Department of Defense recently expanded its zero tolerance policy for the use of illicit drugs to include synthetic marijuana, commonly known as "Spice." As a result, the drug is now included in a panel of drugs that is automatically tested for …
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