ASAM Opposes State Ballot Measures to Legalize Marijuana

ASAM opposes state ballot measures to legalize marijuana

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Marijuana is addictive. Repeated marijuana use is reinforcing because the drug increases activation of reward circuitry in the brain. Approximately 9% of people who try marijuana become dependent. For those who begin using the drug in their teens …
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Does Nonsuicidal Self-Injury Predict Future Suicide Attempts in Adolescents?

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They are often first introduced to sex, drugs, and alcohol during their teen years. … Additionally, the results revealed that those with the most severe depressive symptoms also had the highest levels of NSSI. … Self harm shud never b ignored..if a …
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Relative of addicts 'planning on going to their funerals'

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DOVER — A local woman told Foster's many of her relatives who abuse prescription drugs have recently turned to "bath salts," a legal stimulant soon-to-be outlawed this year, because it's cheaper and readily available in stores. She said the effects of …
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