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Number Using Opioids and Marijuana on the Rise [1] 09/15/2015	"We found support for the synergistic effect on an individual level; people who tend to use more marijuana also tend to use more opioids," said Scott Novak, PhD, senior research scientist at RTI International, a leading research institute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. What's worrisome is that the positive association between cannabis and opioid use is growing stronger. The study found that over time, people were using these drugs more often; there were more opioids days and more cannabis days. medscape [2], opioid [3], Studies [4], NSDUH [5]
Medical Marijuana: The State of the Science [6] 02/06/2015	Medical cannabinoids are here to stay, but intellectual honesty is imperative if we are moving toward exploiting their potential benefits. Owing to rising THC concentrations of products, "medical" marijuana is rarely good medicine. This review has identified the dangers associated with wholeplant marijuana, whether used for recreational or for supposedly medical purposes. Studies [4], Research [7], medscape [2], mental health [8], Side-Effects [9], heart [10], lungs [11], body [12], Brain [13], youth [14], cannabis [15], Resource Paper [16]

Title/Link

Number Using Opioids and Marijuana on the Rise [1]
09/15/2015

"We found support for the synergistic effect on an individual level; people who tend to use more marijuana also tend to use more opioids," said Scott Novak, PhD, senior research scientist at RTI International, a leading research institute in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.
What's worrisome is that the positive association between cannabis and opioid use is growing stronger. The study found that over time, people were using these drugs more often; there were more opioids days and more cannabis days.

medscape [2], opioid [3], Studies [4], NSDUH [5]

Medical Marijuana: The State of the Science [6]
02/06/2015

Medical cannabinoids are here to stay, but intellectual honesty is imperative if we are moving toward exploiting their potential benefits. Owing to rising THC concentrations of products, "medical" marijuana is rarely good medicine. This review has identified the dangers associated with wholeplant marijuana, whether used for recreational or for supposedly medical purposes.

Studies [4], Research [7], medscape [2], mental health [8], Side-Effects [9], heart [10], lungs [11], body [12], Brain [13], youth [14], cannabis [15], Resource Paper [16]

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[1] http://www.rethinkpot.org/number-using-opioids-and-marijuana-rise
[2] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/medscape
[3] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/opioid
[4] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/study
[5] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/nsduh
[6] http://www.rethinkpot.org/medical-marijuana-state-science-0
[7] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/research
[8] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/mental-health
[9] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/side-effects
[10] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/heart
[11] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/lungs
[12] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/body
[13] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/brain
[14] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/youth
[15] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/cannabis
[16] http://www.rethinkpot.org/tags/resource-paper

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