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01-08 | CDAH Team
The strains of marijuana are getting stronger by the day putting the mental health of teenagers at risk, stated two recent researches. The study, carried out by the scientists of the Brown University, Iowa State and the University of Michigan, revealed that higher concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) increases the risk of experiencing paranoia, hallucinations and […]
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05-24 | CDAH Team
The worsening opioid epidemic in the United States has led to an incredible increase in the number of organ donors due to the massive rise in drug overdose deaths. A research published recently in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine revealed that the number of donors due to overdose death spiked from 1.1 percent in […]
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04-16 | CDAH Team
The opioid crisis is a serious concern even inside jails and prisons. With nearly 1.5 million prisoners of the 2.3 million inmates in the prisons and jails of the United States meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) medical criteria for substance abuse, the correctional facilities have an increased […]
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03-12 | CDAH Team
The United States, reeling under an unprecedented prescription drug abuse, is working relentlessly to combat the soaring overdose deaths in the country. Although the federal authorities and agencies are formulating new laws and reforms to wipe out the health threat, they keep stumbling upon roadblocks on their path to success, with proliferation of synthetic drug […]
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02-28 | CDAH Team
Doing their bit to help curb the opioid epidemic, the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) launched a pilot across 10 emergency departments (ED) with the aim to reduce the number of opioids prescribed. The Colorado Opioid Safety Pilot, which spanned a six-week period, followed doctors, nurses and pharmacists, who made a conscious effort to prescribe a […]
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02-23 | CDAH Team
Among various developments and changes witnessed in the United States, the legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes has emerged as one of the biggest sensational measures. With a number of states legalizing the medicinal use of marijuana, there has been a change in approach toward marijuana-related cases. Despite such a marked change, it […]
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01-29 | CDAH Team
As the entire United States reels under an unprecedented opioid epidemic, no state is immune to the crisis, Colorado being no exception. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), prescription drugs and illicit opioids take one life in every 9 hours and 36 minutes in Colorado. Opioid addiction remains one of […]
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01-05 | CDAH Team
The past two decades have seen an escalation in opioid epidemic in the United States due to aggressive marketing and over prescription of painkillers. Reportedly, the rate of prescription of painkillers has increased by manifold because of all kind of promotion and marketing strategies. The reputed manufacturers of painkillers often play down the life-threatening repercussions […]
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12-29 | CDAH Team
According to the book—Marihuana: The First Twelve Thousand Years—the use of cannabis has been prevalent as far as 12,000 years ago. Thus, the cannabis plant figures among the humanity’s oldest cultivated crops. Cannabis is also known as marijuana and by several other street names, such as grass, pot, dope, weed, hash, joints, brew, hooch, Mary […]
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12-19 | CDAH Team
Though numerous studies have corroborated the thin line connecting cannabis with schizophrenia and psychosis, other afflictions associated with marijuana have received very less attention. Due to the increased focus on the legalization of marijuana for medical purposes, the impact of marijuana on one’s physical health is often overlooked compared to other drugs. Besides mental health, […]
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