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Life

Nematode worms get the ‘munchies’ after having cannabis-like substance

Just like people, the simple nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans is driven to consume high-calorie food when its cannabinoid receptors are activated, hinting at a common signalling pathway for preventing starvation

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Health

Why expanding access to Narcan in the US won’t solve the opioid crisis

Analysis

Health

Drug overdose deaths have quadrupled among older US adults

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Chemistry

Genetically modified tobacco plant produces cocaine in its leaves

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US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

Society

US pardons people convicted for marijuana possession under federal law

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Health

Psilocybin therapy seems to help some people give up drinking alcohol

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Human brain scans

Health

Parts of the brain form a circuit that may fuel smoking addiction

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Anadenanthera colubrina is the one tree species common to nearly all regions of South American seasonally dry tropical forests and woodlands (SDTFs). Its abundant fruits each of which is laterally flat and which bear many lenticular seeds, trunk and main stems with a tuberculate cortex, and extra floral nectaries positioned near the base of the leaf rachis distinguish this species.

Humans

Ancient Andean leaders may have mixed hallucinogen with their beer

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Health

What the no-alcohol boom means for our drinking habits and health

Features

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Health

Quick saliva test can reveal cannabis use over the past 12 hours

A sample of saliva placed on a strip and analysed with a smartphone camera can reveal if a person has ingested cannabis in the past 12 hours

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Health

Benefits of microdosing psychedelic drugs may be due to placebo effect

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Minimum alcohol pricing could reduce alcohol-linked deaths in Canada

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Health

How South American drug cartels get around coronavirus lockdowns

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Mind

Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

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