Overprescribed and Undermedicated
A recent segment from the liberal-leaning news source Vox was titled “Do I have ADHD?”. A female in her twenties believed she indeed had the disorder, but had n...
Tag: drugs
Why Legal Marijuana Will Benefit Society
The legalization of marijuana in Colorado shows a stark turnaround in the way our society views the smelly green Cannabis plant. That just goes to show how far ...
Why Medical Marijuana Should (not) Be Illegal
The United States is currently struggling to decide whether or not marijuana ought to be used as medication. This seems like a pretty tough problem and houses o...
Blazing New Trails: Discovering the Effects of THC on the Body
Marijuana has historically been a favorite villain in anti-drug campaigns across the United States. It has been given the status as a Schedule I drug, meaning t...
Marijuana and Cancer Treatment: What is he smoking?
Medical marijuana is a topic that has received much attention, both positive and negative, in recent years. With many states legalizing the drug’s medicinal use...
It's More Than Just a "Choice"
Approaching a stoplight, you see a homeless man standing on the corner where you are about to make a left turn. He is holding a piece of cardboard that says, “H...
Pill Nation?!
In the article which we read for this week, the authors investigated the roles of glutamate and its rece...
Opioids and Addiction
I have been hearing more and more these days that doctors are handing out high-potency pain killers like they are candy and I have been wondering why, when thes...
Cannabis, Depression, and You
Depression is a serious psychological disorder that affects millions of Americans. I am one of those millions. Around the time I entered second grade, a psychol...
Cheers!
What is something 52% of American adults do on a regular basis? Brush their teeth? (Just kidding…78% of adults do that). The real answer is drink alcohol. Yeah....