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Appeals Court Tuesday Rejected A Petition To Reclassify Marijuana

justice A federal appeals court rejected a petition to reclassify marijuana from its current federal status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use.

WSJ Editorial: Legalizing Pot Won't Make It Any Safer

MJ Bag The following opinion in the Wall Street Journal was written by NCADD Board Member Mitchell S. Rosenthal, MD

Number of ER Visits Involving Energy Drinks Doubled from 2007 to 2011

Monsterenergy-1-17-13 The number of emergency room visits involving energy drinks doubled from 2007 to 2011, reaching more than 20,000, according to a new government report.

Access to Health Care Services for Addiction Will Improve Dramatically

Happy Girl Once the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is fully implemented in 2014, access to effective health care services for addiction will improve dramatically, according to Faces & Voices of Recovery.

NCADD Helps Philly.com Story on MRI Study on Drug Addiction

NCADD President/CEO Robert J. Lindsey assisted William Bender, Philadelphia Daily News Staff Writer, to develop a story titled "Penn researchers use MRI to study drug addiction." The story appeared on January 18, 2013. Following is an exerpt from the story.

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