Mental health

Legal Weed's Effect on Stoned Driving Remains Hazy

Legal Weed's Effect on Stoned Driving Remains Hazy
Confusion about exactly how high is too high to drive—particularly for habitual users like medical marijuana patients, who may always have significant levels of active THC in their blood—also puts law enforcement in a precarious position, in part …
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Eve Babitz

Eve Babitz
It achieved an unintended effect, too, becoming one of the most enduring images of postmodernism, showing up years later on posters for the Museum of Modern Art, in New York, and used in promotional catalogues and advertisements for Pacific Standard …
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Carissa Phelps: Help End Child Trafficking

Carissa Phelps: Help end child trafficking
Statistics tell us that one in three runaways will be lured toward sexual exploitation within 48 hours of leaving home. But only experience … Having been sold for sex, raped and traded for crack cocaine, I eventually found my way out. On my journey… Continue reading

Scott Rothstein Testifies in Trial of Former Colleague

Scott Rothstein testifies in trial of former colleague
… cut directly to what prosecutors say was one of many motives Kitterman had to commit crimes at Rothstein's behest. "You were addicted to alcohol and cocaine," Schwartz said to Kitterman. … And when she told Rothstein that there was negative talk… Continue reading

What Happens When Someone Overdoses on Cocaine?

Question by : what happens when someone overdoses on cocaine?
I’ve only smoke weed, but I do NOT plan on EVER using anything else, especially something like coke. but today, our school had an anti-drug presentation and this woman talked about overdosing. I’m just curious: a) what happens inside your… Continue reading

Is Marijuana Addictive or Not?

Question by SparklingH2O: Is marijuana addictive or not?

Best answer:

Answer by Chrissy B
That’s a hard question. Often the nicotine that is taken with the drug is the addictive element.

I will say that marijuana can cause mental health problems for some people in the future

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COCAINE Questions?

Question by Elena: COCAINE questions?
please give me some information about the following;

Population(s) most at risk/age/race/sex that use cocaine?
Effect on unborn child when mom uses cocaine?
And cocaines cost to society?

thank you!

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Answer by wcanoodle
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Police: Woman Ingests Cocaine in Condoms, Passes Out at PDX

Police: Woman ingests cocaine in condoms, passes out at PDX
Medical personnel responded and took her to a local hospital for treatment. While at the hospital, officers said she began excreting bindles of suspected cocaine through her bowels. A total of 31 small bindles were initially recovered. Portland Police …… Continue reading

Please Help the Doctors Are All Baffled!!!!?

Question by sh00tthatalready: Please help the doctors are all baffled!!!!?
I did cocaine with liquor 8 times and ever since Ive had shallow breathing but the hospitals say Im fine, that my oxygen levels are 100%. I’m only 18 and I dont want to live like this for… Continue reading

Thetford Man Set Himself on Fire Hours After Hospital Discharge

Thetford man set himself on fire hours after hospital discharge
However, when he was assessed by mental health professionals four hours later, they judged that he was not having a psychotic episode and told him his erratic behaviour was a result of “a lifestyle choices” related to his heavy use… Continue reading