Science

Is concern around kratom ‘drug hysteria’?

The limited scientific data on the short-term effects of kratom in humans contrasts with the dire warnings of the DEA and FDA and indicates that no causal relationship has been established between kratom consumption and fatalities or psychosis.[6,7] Kratom is not a classical opioid; however, studies in rodents indicate that alkaloids in kratom bind to…

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Psychology

The opiod timebomb

In May 2013, one of the UK’s leading health journals reported explosive findings about the effectiveness of opioids in the treatment of long-term pain. The BMJ revealed that in a review of randomised trials involving thousands of people suffering from the two most common types of chronic pain — lower back pain and osteoarthritis —…

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Psychology

Kratom research steps up as popularity increases

“The facility that my farmer used to produce his Kratom is FDA compliant and GMP, General good manufacturing practices.” “It is actually taken off the tree and it is hung out to dry and it is milled through they pulled out the stemming and the veining and they just make it into a flower-like consistency,”…

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Politics

China marijuana law and policy

*Donald Trump said, ​”The only way to solve the drug problem is through toughness. When I was in China, I said ‘Mr. President, do you have a drug problem?’” [Xi Jinping replied] “No, no, no, we do not”. “I said, how … what do you attribute that to?” [Xi replied], “the death penalty”. … Trump…

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Psychology

Are psilocybin mushrooms the next medical marijuana?

“If psilocybin were an approved medication, it would likely be prescribed for mood disorders such as depression, or depression related to a life-threatening illness,” Albert Garcia-Romeu, a research associate at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “There are legal medications for depression, anxiety, and for some addictions. However, these do not always work, and often…

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