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UNODC World Drug Report: 2019



Initial drops in drug sales on the darknet after AlphaBay take-down - In mid-2017, law enforcement agencies took down AlphaBay, one of the world’s biggest markets for drugs on the darknet. They also infiltrated another prominent marketplace, Hansa, and kept it running to gather data before shutting it down. More recently, extensive undercover operations led to the take-down in April 2019 of Wall Street Market, at that time the world’s second largest darknet market after Dream Market, which announced its shutdown for the end of the same month. (Page 14 World Drug Report 2019: Summary)

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Blood on their hands: The decadent drug users who don't care about dark origins


At a smart dinner party, where cocaine is passed around like canapes, the wealthy guests likely do not think about the class A drug’s dark origins. Behind these decadent suburban scenes are the end result of a supply chain that involves environmental devastation, violence, high-level corruption and crimes including gang warfare, sex trafficking and terrorism.

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What's to know about popcorn lung?


Popcorn lung is a rare condition that causes airway scarring due to inflammation and eventually lung damage. Popcorn lung is characterized by the lung tissue scarring and becoming narrow. This can lead to breathing problems. Popcorn lung is a rare medical condition that damages the bronchioles, the lung's smallest airways.

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Also see Dalgarno Research Report: Dealing With Addiction
 
The Health of Australian Prisoners (AIHW 2018 Report)



The Ambulance or the Fence, which is better?

 “I’d rather not – I was hoping to use my brain to make a living!”

Some ideas on how NOT to say YES to drugs!  Notice how we didn’t use the ‘N’ Word – So not cool to use the ‘N’ word, right?
(The Great Brain Robbery)
 
Step By Step Guide to PLANET YOUTH AOD Prevention Model
QUICK READS: Click on the Hyperlink to read more.

Weed – Dismantling the Brain!

Victims of Weed! Their Stories Matter!

Attackers Smoked Cannabis Blog
 
 

 
 

Warning! Warning! NHS is forced to open Britain’s first clinic for cannabis psychosis (U.K)
 


Cannabis-induced psychosis has reached crisis levels, forcing the NHS [National Health Service] to open the first clinic specifically treating addicts of the mind-altering drug…The clinic has been launched by a leading psychiatrist who warns that psychosis among users of skunk – a very strong strain of cannabis flooding the streets – has become ‘a crisis that we can simply no longer ignore’, with tens of thousands of people affected. 

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Negative Effects of Marijuana: Scientific Research Shows Pot is Harmful – it is a KILLER, in more ways than one!
 



Imagine the suffering that could have been averted if these criminals hadn't been potheads:
- Ferguson's suicide-by-cop Michael Brown
- Aurora theater murderer James Holmes
- Islamic Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

- Miami cannibal Rudy Eugene
- Trayvon Martin
- Baltimore's Freddie Gray
- Manchester Muslim terrorist Salman Abedi 
- Vegas Strip murderer Lakeisha Holloway
- Planned Parenthood shooter Robert Lewis Dear 
- Infamous murderer Jodi Arias
- Chattanooga's Islamic terrorist Muhammad Abdulazeez
- Tuscon massacre mass murderer James Loughner, and many more.

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Potent pot, vulnerable teens trigger concerns in 1st states to legalize marijuana


Calls to poison control centers and visits to emergency rooms have risen in Colorado and Washington.

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Early and regular cannabis use by youth is associated with alteration in brain circuits that support cognitive control

 

 
Conflict-related neural activation. Between-group t-map of conflict-related activation.

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Cannabis Use and Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Prospective Evidence From a US National Longitudinal Study
 


 

CONCLUSIONS:  Within the general population, cannabis use is associated with an increased risk for several substance use disorders. Physicians and policy makers should take these associations of cannabis use under careful consideration.

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Millions of Americans drive stoned and don't care about getting caught
 


 

An estimated 14.8 million Americans said they’ve driven while high at least once in the past month and nearly 70 percent believe they won’t get busted by cops, according to the American Automobile Association. 

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Commercialized Cannabis Recipe for Community & Health Care Chaos! Colorado Clear Contender!
 
Cannabis – NO CURE – for Opioid Crisis!


 
A new study took the same methodology of the previous study and expanded it to include states that legalized medical marijuana between 1999 and 2017 and found a surprising result: medical marijuana was associated with a 23% INCREASE in opioid deaths

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Genes and teens: How is youth cannabis use influenced by genetic risk and peer use?


Having more peers that were perceived to use cannabis was associated with higher levels of cannabis over time, and this factor was nearly 4-times more important in understanding patterns of cannabis use than genetic risk. Further, perceived peer cannabis use predicted cannabis involvement at all levels of genetic risk.

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Why Medical Marijuana May Not Be OK for Treating PTSD


Just to lay the foundation, I have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)anxiety and depression…on a recent trip to Las Vegas, where Pot has been legalized, I decided to try a very small amount of chocolate with what they said was about 20 milligrams of THC to see if it would help me with some pain I was having.

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Presence of Marijuana Dispensaries Appears to Influence Young Adults


A young adult's proximity to the location of medical marijuana dispensaries appears to be associated with a higher likelihood of marijuana use, with storefront advertising having the strongest influence on behavior.

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Marijuana Edibles: Buyers and Users Beware



April 9, 2019 -- When he arrived at the hospital by ambulance, the 70-year-old man said he felt like he was dying. He was pale, nauseated, and reported severe chest pain. "He had had hallucinations at home," says his doctor, Alexandra Saunders, MD, chief medical resident for Dalhousie University in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Soon, the medical team confirmed he’d had a heart attack.

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For Vital juxtapose – Read The Bad Science of Medical Cannabis

 
Cannabis smokers are 'FIVE times more likely to develop an alcohol addiction', experts warn
  • Cannabis users found to be 5 times more likely to develop alcohol problem
  • Marijuana use also increases likelihood of drug dependency, experts say
  • They warn pot smokers will also be more likely to develop a smoking habit
  • Experts say 'adverse psychiatric outcomes' should be considered by doctors when considering the best treatment for patients Alcoholics, who did not use the drug, were significantly more likely to be seeking treatment in rehab, within three years, according to scientists at Columbia University and the City University of New York. For complete story Weed Increases Alcoholism!
 
“Neither nature, human evolution, nor fate created the new burdens of chronic diseases and injuries. Rather, it was human decisions made in corporate boardrooms, advertising and lobbying firms, and legislative and judicial chambers”.
(Freudenberg N., D.P. Public Health, McColl P., et al, The Pied Pipers of Pot: Protecting Youth from the Marijuana Industry, Grafton and Scratch Publishers, Canada, 2017, p. 22)
 
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