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Social Media Usage is responsible for unhealthy Behaviors in Youth

On Nov.29, 2023 the British Medical Journal published an article that showed that social media usage is responsible for unhealthy behaviors in youth. In a meta-analysis the researchers compared “hardly ever users” of social media with “heavy users” of social media. 73 studies were inc

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December 27, 2023

by Ray Schilling

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adolescents, alcohol consumption, health risk behaviors., higher drug use, increased sexual risk behavior, increased tobacco use, increased vaping, physical inactivity, social media, unhealthy behaviors

It is important to realize that the American Heart Association (AHA) is warning that weed can harm your heart. The Association published a statement on the effects of cannabis on the heart. Specifically, an expert panel reviewed the literature of cannabis and the side effects it has o

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August 26, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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atrial fibrillation, cannabis, carbon monoxide, heart attacks and strokes, irregular heartbeats, smoking marijuana, tachycardia, tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, weed

“A meta-analysis published on Dec. 26, 2019 found that illicit opioid use increased various causes of death. This meta-analysis is based on 124 previously published studies. The results were published in JAMA Psychiatry. The study incorporated results from 28 countries. Opioids

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February 19, 2020

by Ray Schilling

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AIDS, deaths of despair, drug-related deaths, excess mortality, illicit opioid use, infections, meta-analysis, non-communicable diseases, suicides, unintentional injuries

A new study from the University of Colorado, Boulder found that alcohol is toxic to the brain, marijuana not. Details of the study First of all, 853 adults aged between 18 and 55 years and 439 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 underwent brain MRI scans. Also, at the same time th

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August 09, 2018

by Ray Schilling

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and black mamba, consumption of alcohol and marijuana, k2, marijuana use, memory loss, plant-derived marijuana, reduction of grey matter, spice, synthetic cannabinoids, toxic reactions to the brain

In Canada it has been shown that supervised heroin injections reduce harm in the drug-addicted subpopulation. We had our struggles in Canada introducing safe heroin injection sites. Now more than 10 years later the impressive statistics have convinced mayor Svante Myrick from Ithaca,

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March 16, 2016

by Ray Schilling

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amphetamines, dopamine, drug addiction, drug overdoses, drug treatment programs, health care dollars, hepatitis c, heroin, hiv, injection site

Social Media Usage is responsible for unhealthy Behaviors in Youth

Weed Can Harm Your Heart

Opioid Use Increased Various Causes Of Death

Alcohol Is Toxic To The Brain, Marijuana Not

Supervised Heroin Injections Reduce Harm

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