Can Chronic Pot Smoking Alter Your Brain?

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Chronic Pot Smoking May Alter Brain, Study Suggests

Long-term marijuana use appears to alter a person's brain, causing one region associated with addiction to shrink and forcing the rest of the brain to work overtime to compensate...
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Undiagnosed Sleep Problems May Be Common Among Firefighters

Sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, insomnia, shift work disorder and restless leg syndrome are common among firefighters, new research shows. These conditions are linked with...
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Holidays Can Trip Up Problem Drinkers

The approaching holiday season can pose challenges for the 18 million Americans with an alcohol use disorder, an addiction specialist warns. Binge drinking can cause a variety...
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Health Tip: Anxiety Can Affect Your Health

A person with generalized anxiety disorder describes someone who worries excessively, often making it difficult to get through the day. The Womenshealth.gov website says...
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Schools Key to Reaching Kids With Mental Health Needs, Experts Say

Schools can play a crucial role in helping the 10 percent to 20 percent of children worldwide who would benefit from some form of mental health treatment, experts say. About 75 percent...
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Depression Center

MedicineNet's Depression Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various depression topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects how one eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. The main types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disease (also called manic-depressive disease). Read more ...

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