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Substance Use And Misuse: Middle Class Relaxing With Marijuana
16 May 2008
A variety of middle-class people are making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana to enhance their leisure activities, a University of Alberta study shows.
A qualitative study of 41 Canadians surveyed in 2005-06 by...
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Australian Researchers Sheds New Light On Heroin Addiction
16 May 2008
Researchers from the Howard Florey Institute in Melbourne have identified a factor that may contribute towards the development of heroin addiction by manipulating the adenosine A2A receptor, which plays a major role in the brain's 'reward pathway'...
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American Psychological Association's 116th Annual Convention In Boston, Aug. 14-17
15 May 2008
APA's 116th Annual Convention in Boston: Thursday, Aug. 14, through Saturday, Aug. 16, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday, Aug. 17, 8:00 am - 12 noon
Program
The program will be available online in early July. Programs will also be available onsite...
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