Hooked: Why Bad Habits Are Hard to Break

Hooked: Why bad habits are hard to break – Dr. Nora Volkow, the head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, has revolutionized how science and medicine view addiction: as a disease, not a character …

Should Pot Be Legal?

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A report prepared for the libertarian Cato Institute suggests states could raise a total of about $ 3 billion from marijuana taxes, and other estimates are even higher. California alone could pull in $ 1.4 billion a … In fact, the states with medical …
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Psychiatric News

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The study was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Mental Health, Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. ?. An abstract of “Lower Amygdala Volume in Men Is Associated With …
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From TheDC Photodesk: 'The Department of Injustice'

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Register for Emails. TheDC Links; TheDC Morning. Ginni's List; Campus Caller. Register. Terms of Use. Join TheDC on Facebook. Popular Articles. Popular. Emailed. Zimmerman defense team responds to Obama's comments · Obama goes full race-baiter …
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Rise of the Warrior Cop

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Subsequent studies by the Justice Department in 1995 and the National Institute for Justice in 2004 came to similar conclusions: The overwhelming majority of serious crimes are committed with handguns, and not particularly powerful ones. The new …
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