Cannabis Influence
10/12/06 20:21 Filed in: Psychiatry
Half of young
people using cannabis suffer side effects such as
paranoia and blackouts, a UK survey suggests.
More than 80% of the 727 young people in their teens and early 20s polled by YoungMinds had tried the drug - the vast majority before they were 18.
The charity is calling for urgent research on the effects of cannabis on the developing teenage brain.
It is releasing guidance for young people and professionals on the effects cannabis may have on mental health.
-- BBC News
More than 80% of the 727 young people in their teens and early 20s polled by YoungMinds had tried the drug - the vast majority before they were 18.
The charity is calling for urgent research on the effects of cannabis on the developing teenage brain.
It is releasing guidance for young people and professionals on the effects cannabis may have on mental health.
-- BBC News
Fluoxetine in Water Supplies
10/12/06 20:20 Filed in: Psychiatry
Traces of the
antidepressant Prozac can be found in the nation's
drinking water, it has been revealed.
An Environment Agency report suggests so many people are taking the drug nowadays it is building up in rivers and groundwater.
A report in Sunday's Observer says the government's environment watchdog has discussed the impact for human health.
A spokesman for the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) said the Prozac found was most likely highly diluted.
-- BBC News
An Environment Agency report suggests so many people are taking the drug nowadays it is building up in rivers and groundwater.
A report in Sunday's Observer says the government's environment watchdog has discussed the impact for human health.
A spokesman for the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) said the Prozac found was most likely highly diluted.
-- BBC News
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08/12/06 20:20 Filed in: Site News
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