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06/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Marijuana use among young people in the U.S. highest it’s been in 30 years

Using medical cannabis to alleviate the ravages of Alzheimer’s disease or numb the pain that comes with PMS is one thing. Smoking weed everyday for kicks is another thing entirely. The number of young Americans who use marijuana on an everyday basis has reportedly reached a record high, according to an article in The Nation’s […]

05/02/2018 / By JD Heyes

Another Obamacare fail: New study finds the terrible “healthcare reform” law is driving more Americans to drink

Of the myriad of problems associated with the healthcare reform disaster known as Obamacare, you can add alcoholism to the list. Or, at least, the threat of rising alcoholism. Just a few years into full implementation of the law and more Americans have taken up the drink, according to a new study, PJ Media reports. […]

03/15/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The single biggest preventable risk factor for developing dementia is overuse of alcohol, according to major new study

A major Canadian observational study identified alcohol use disorders as the biggest risk factor for the onset of dementia. It’s also the most preventable factor, so people wary of early-onset dementia can avoid it by controlling their alcohol intake, reported a ScienceDaily article. Implemented by the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and published […]

12/15/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

Some things haven’t changed: Teens addicted to marijuana or alcohol are less likely to have life success as adults, such as getting educated or owning a home

The Beatles had it right: “pools of sorrow, waves of joy” do influence the universe you create — be that for the better or worse. Researchers of a new study emphasize what we’ve been told millions of times before. Abusing either alcohol or marijuana as a teenager or young adult increases the likelihood of having […]

08/19/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

SHOCK: 1 in 8 Americans are now alcoholics (and the other 7 are probably on drugs)

In a world colored by drugs and sex, alcohol is a tame choice. There is no longer a seductive glamour in drinking; relics of the past overshadowed by convenience and accessibility. In fact, one could argue that having that late-night session with your buddies after work has become so standard that it’s all become part […]

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