Study: Medical marijuana users likely to use other drugs
April 19 (UPI) -- People who use medical marijuana have higher rates of medical and non-medical prescription drug use -- including pain relievers -- than others, according to a new study. Researchers at Stanford University and University College Cork in Ireland analyzed more than 57,000 responses to the 2015 National...
Buying Marijuana Online Is Pretty Easy, Study Finds
Photo by JESHOOTS via Pixabay If you want to buy something — anything, really — it’s more than likely you’ll find it online. And that includes cannabis. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this week in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine . Millions of shoppers are searching...
Study: Millions Of Americans Can Buy Marijuana Online, And The Demand Has Never Been Higher
A new study, led by San Diego State University Graduate School of Public Health associate research professor John W. Ayers, demonstrates how easy it is for Americans to purchase marijuana online. Titled, "Online Sales of Marijuana: An Unrecognized Public Health Dilemma," and published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine...
Millions of Americans Are Buying Their Weed Online, Study Finds
Now more than ever, American pot users are purchasing their supplies through online resources. A new study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine Thursday found that millions of Americans are searching for and finding pot from online retailers. A team of researchers, led by San Diego State University...
The Latest Trend in Online Shopping: Marijuana
We’re obsessed with buying anything we need online. Art supplies. Vitamins. Adult diapers. All to your door in an anonymous box, and without the need to avert your gaze from the cashier. Apparently, marijuana is no exception — Americans are buying weed online in droves. This news comes courtesy of...
FDA panel rejects some claims for 'heat-not-burn' tobacco device
THURSDAY, Jan. 25, 2017 -- Controversial "heat-not-burn" tobacco devices might only get limited marketing in the United States, based on recommendations issued Thursday by an influential government panel. These devices are different than e-cigarettes, in that instead of heating a nicotine-infused liquid, they warm up tobacco to about 500 degrees...
LGB teens more suicidal: study
NEW YORK — LGB teens are more likely to plan or commit suicide according to research published this week in the journal JAMA, CNN and other outlets report . Looking at answers in the 2015 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey in the U.S., researchers found that 40 percent of high...
Gay Teens Are Four Times More Likely To Attempt Suicide
Suicide has long been an issue for LBGT youth, but a new study finds that they’re four times as likely to try to take their own lives than their hetero peers. Researcher from San Diego State University interviewed 16,000 young people in 2015, asking them about mental health and sexuality....
Gay teenagers at five times more risk of suicides: Study
Time of article published Durban - Gay teenagers were almost five times as likely to show a higher prevalence for suicide-risk behaviour than their heterosexual peers, a research has showed. The findings showed that one in four or 40 per cent of gay, lesbian, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) adolescents seriously...
Gay, queer teens four times more likely to attempt suicide, survey finds
There has been a startling rise in U.S. suicide rates, but LGBQ teens may be more at risk than other groups, according to a new report. To do so, they surveyed 16,000 youth in 2015, and the questionnaire focused on topics including sexuality and mental health. Overall, 89 percent of...