Thursday, November 12, 2009

Brain & Behavior

8 Questions Adolescents Are Asking About Stimulants

Addiction researchers answer teens' questions about ADHD medications

Posted April 21, 2008

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Prescribed drugs

what is the solution? Is there a solution to mental ilness w/o prescription

drugs, anti-depressants,etc.?

8 Questions Adolescents Are Asking About Stimulants

The link they provide for marijuana is all White House driven propaganda. They do not even mention the efficacy of marijuana to assist with glaucoma, the side effects of chemotherapy and other proven applications. Therefore, I will assign the same credibility to everything else they have to say. Zero.

Nora Volkow is an extremely intelligent woman, as are many people currently working at NIDA. Unfortunately, by necessity, in order to maintain NIDA'S funding, they also have to act as shills for the people that fund them. It's too bad, they could all be so much more and could literally change the world.

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