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- Video gaming may be associated with better cognitive performance in children https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2022/10/video-gaming-may-be-associated-with-better-cognitive-performance-in-children 316 comments
- A study on 10,000 adolescents found brain structure differences are associated with early use of substances. Many differences appeared to exist prior to any substance use, pointing to the role brain structure may play in substance use risk https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/12/brain-structure-differences-are-associated-with-early-use-of-substances-among-adolescents 35 comments science
- An NIH study deploying evidence-based practices to reduce opioid overdose deaths - such as increasing naloxone distribution, enhancing access to medication for opioid use disorder, and providing overdose education - did not impact opioid-related overdose death rates during the evaluation period https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2024/06/nih-funded-intervention-did-not-impact-opioid-related-overdose-death-rates-over-evaluation-period 6 comments science
- Marijuana and hallucinogen use among young adults reached all time-high in 2021 https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2022/08/marijuana-and-hallucinogen-use-among-young-adults-reached-all-time-high-in-2021 113 comments science
- Maybe the U.S Government should legalize use of marijuana, then tax the b'jeezus out of it ...wouldn't that stimulate the economy? Huh ...umm, what? http://www.nida.nih.gov/researchreports/marijuana/marijuana3.html 7 comments reddit.com
- The REAL facts about marijuana http://www.nida.nih.gov/infofacts/marijuana.html 8 comments reddit.com