Hemp – A Cure for Hillbilly Heroin?

Since early times, species of Cannabis Sativa (hemp) plant have been cultured for use by mankind. Hemp is usually thought of as being the cash crop that provides us with fiber for cloth, ropes, food, twine, industrial hemp oil from the oilseed varieties, clothing, fuel, paper and more. This is Cannabis Sativa var sativa. One variety of Cannabis sativa is C. sativa var indica, that has poor fiber quality. The...

Cymbalta -The Way to Happiness?

Cymbalta is one of those new wonder drugs that must be, if the marketing is to be believed, a drug that we all should have, as being the way to happiness, in our middle age. Cymbalta is one of many brand names for the SNRI antidepressant drug Duloxetine hydrochloride, that provides us with an uplifting effect. Cymbalta maintains high levels of serotonin and norepinephrine (antidepressant biochemicals) in the...

The Hidden Cost of Maintenance Drugs.

Narconon is a worldwide drug rehab program, that has been successfully combating drug addiction for over 40 years. Narconon is truly good medicine – sans frontieres. A non-political, secular, non judgmental organization that transcends party politics and established ideologies, to bring drug addicts around the world precisely what they need – freedom and release from drug use and addiction. Narconon...

Raves, Drugs and Young People – Canada

Young people in Canada are attracted to raves as being somewhere they can go and dance all night with their friends, with light shows, “atmosphere” and electronic music. It is widely known that substance abuse is common at these events. Raves that allow entry from 16 years up don’t have alcohol service – advertising for these events is heavily salted with oblique references from drug culture...

Impulsivity and Drug Use

There is a positive correlation between drug use and impulsivity. A 2009 study by Spanish psychologists about drug use by young university students, found that at cognitive and motor level, alcohol and cannabis users were more likely than other students to have high levels of impulsivity. The study did not confirm whether impulsivity caused substance abuse or whether drug use was a cause of poor impulse...