NIDA TV Spotlight on Dr. Guy Cabral, Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Synthetic Cannabinoids

NIDA TV Spotlight on Dr. Guy Cabral, Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Synthetic Cannabinoids – NIDA TV interview with VCU, School of Medicine Professor, Dr. Guy Cabral. He summarizes his presentation, “Cannabinoids Dampen the Neuroinflammatory Response…

Health Highlights: Dec. 18, 2013

Filed under: national institute on drug abuse

The survey, supported by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted by University of Michigan researchers, included students in grades 8, 10 and 12. The investigators also found that fewer teens see marijuana as risky — from 75 percent …
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NIH to experiment with high-risk grants

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… allowing them to pursue research directions without oversight. And several NIH institutes offer grants geared towards individual researchers, such as the $ 500,000 Avant Garde grant awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse for innovative HIV …
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Fewer Teens Using Synthetic Drugs, Marijuana Use Not Seen as Harmful

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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A survey done by the National Institute on Drug Abuse found that American teens are significantly more cautious when it comes to the use of synthetic drugs, but that most high school seniors don't believe that …
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