Weed Eases Anxiety, Says the Federal Government

Weed Eases Anxiety, Says the Federal Government
The NIH and its associated National Institute on Drug Abuse have already acknowledged the medicinal effects of marijuana for treating pain and nausea, but have been careful not to back it as an anxiety treatment. In fact, NIDA's page on marijuana …
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Veteran Explains How MDMA Helped Heal His Postwar Trauma
Some U.S. psychiatrists embraced it in the 1970s because of its purported ability to allow patients to be more communicative and to achieve insights about their own problems, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The FDA has never approved …
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Looking into the Oxycodone epidemic
According to The National Institute on Drug Abuse, when a person takes an opiate it activates the brain's reward system. It decreases even the most excruciating pain and produces feelings of pleasure, relaxation, and contentment. That's what can lead …
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A Sobering Story: Addicts must confront their demons, experts say
However, addiction is not a moral failing, and brain-imaging techniques have helped to show that, according to Ruben Baler, a health science administrator with the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. “From the …
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2014 National Drug Facts Week — National Drug Facts Week promotional video, introduced by NIDA Director, Dr. Nora Volkow. Quick look at what you need to do to get ready for NDFW 2014! This …