Dear Dad, I want more. The basis of addiction.
What makes certain drugs more or less addictive? Why do patients often become addicted to morphine? This week in class we discussed opioids and what causes th...
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Understanding Opioids and Their Importance
This week’s topic deals with Opioid addiction. Opioids are a drug class which includes morphine, hydromorphone, hydrocodone and codeine. Opioids have been used ...
MS's new treatment?
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that attacks the central nervous system and is often a disabling disease. The body begins to attack the fatty l...
Athletes and Marijuana?
From high school to professional sports, it seems like we are hearing more and more about concussions these days. But what actually is a concussion? According t...
Cannabis: preventing brain damage instead of causing it?
Seizures are the physical changes in behavior that are observed after a period of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can be caused by a variet...
Dear Dad, It's not all bad; the truth about cannabis and cannabanoids.
Cannabis, or commonly known as marijuana is a type of cannabinoid. Many of you know of it’s damaging side effects and have heard of the ongoing debate o...