What We Need To Know About Marijuana
02/04/2010 – 10:10 am | No Comment

“[Marijuana] is the most widely used illegal drug among youth today and is more potent than ever.”
Recognizing this, the Office of National Drug Control Policy identified key facts about the drug through “Marijuana Myths and …

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The New Science of Addiction: Genetics and the Brain
02/08/2010 – 4:04 pm | No Comment

The Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah has developed a website dedicated to the science of addiction and the brain. Using this fun, informative, and interactive website, students and adults get an opportunity to learn important information about addiction.  The site includes the following:

  • Key elements of the natural reward pathways in the brain
  • How drugs alter body systems
  • The timing and circumstances that influence addiction
  • The challenges and issues in modern addiction research and science

For a detailed scientific review of some of the latest research regarding the addiction process and key aspects of addiction go to Learn Genetics, Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah.