A bit of tarnish on marijuana’s benign reputation

A bit of tarnish on marijuana’s benign reputation
As California considers legalizing pot, there has been little discussion about the potential fallout on people’s health. But it can be addictive, attested by one woman’s $ 5,000-a-year habit. In 1969, Carol McDonald was 28, married and the mother of two young children, out for an evening of fun with a couple who smoked marijuana. By the end of the evening she was on her way to a 19-year addiction.
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MORE Ballarat general practitioners should
MORE Ballarat general practitioners should offer methadone treatment because recovering heroin addicts are struggling for medical help, a leading Ballarat doctor says. Drug and alcohol advi
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Auckland inmates begin new drug programme
A group of Auckland Prison inmates have this week started a three-month intensive substance abuse programme in a new drug treatment unit.
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