NIDA Notes Introduces Dr. Redonna Chandler

Published October 22, 2013

NIDA Notes Introduces Dr. Redonna Chandler – The National Institue on Drug Abuse introduces Chief of Services Research Branch, Dr. Redonna Chandler. Dr. Chandler gives insight on what her branch does an…

Opinion: Cons of marijuana use not enough to outweigh pros

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The statistic that blows this debate out of the water is the cannabis drug dependency rate. Cannabis is actually less addictive than heroin, cocaine, nicotine, alcohol and even caffeine, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Three of those …
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Use of false ID by youth to buy alcohol is a slippery slope toward alcohol use …

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… Maryland School of Public Health; and Kevin E. O'Grady of the Department of Psychology at the University of Maryland College Park. The study was funded by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
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John Morgan says 'nobody's addicted' to marijuana

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It's also described as an addictive substance by the government-funded National Institute on Drug Abuse, which writes: "Estimates from research suggest that about 9 percent of users become addicted to marijuana; this number increases among those who …
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