The Double-Edged Sword of Marijuana Self-Medication

Published December 27, 2012

The double-edged sword of marijuana self-medication

Filed under: psychoactive substance abuse

In the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (the DSM-IVTR), use of a substance is considered to be “abuse” if the user engages in risky or self-damaging behavior in order to use it. By … Read more on Crosscut

Legal high market expands as criminals seek to stay ahead of law

Filed under: psychoactive substance abuse

The biggest increase related to the now-banned mephedrone, more commonly known as “meow meow”, which was linked to five deaths in 2009 but 29 the following year, the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths report showed. The new … when it says … Read more on WalesOnline

Pisgah Laboratories Receives Patent for Innovative Abuse-Deterrent …

Filed under: psychoactive substance abuse

… Active and Psychoactive Alkaloids and Amines Simultaneously Exhibiting Bioavailability and Abuse Resistance" whose underlying application covers a breadth of related active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) that are often subject to drug abuse. Read more on PharmaLive.com (press release)