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...wrong. At least three recent studies have demonstrated that heavy pot smokers who quit can experience such withdrawal symptoms as anxiety, difficulty sleeping and stomach pain. On the other hand, the risk of becoming dependent on marijuana is comparatively low. Just 9% of those who have used the drug develop dependence. By comparison, 15% of drinkers become dependent on alcohol, 23% of heroin users get hooked, and a third of tobacco smokers become slaves to cigarettes...
...this country, new drug products like GW's spray rarely appear without cordial cooperation among pharmaceutical companies, research institutions and government officials. Such partnership could take years to develop. But the politics has leaped well ahead of the science, meaning voters will decide long before physicians whether medical marijuana is an oxymoron...
...MUCH IS ENOUGH? Sorting out the exercise debate can seem like a workout in itself. Anew study of 40,000 men finds that while "moderate" is good, "intense" is better. Men who ran an hour or more weekly were 42% less likely to develop heart disease--more than twice the benefit of walking 30 min. a day. Men who lifted weights cut their cardiac risk 23%. It may be best to pick up the pace and pump iron, but doing anything is always better than doing nothing. --By David Bjerklie...
...office helps people develop options to deal with their problems in a confidential manner. A visitor’s wish about which option to choose is respected except in extreme circumstances when there is imminent risk of serious harm and there seem to be no alternatives other than the ombudsperson taking some action. How the office functions is made explicit at the on-set of every meeting with a thorough explanation about what the office can and cannot do. The majority of my more than 600 visitors last year chose the option of dealing directly with the parties involved with...
Berkeley says the community is anxious to see how Harvard plans to develop the largely industrial Western Avenue into a pedestrian thoroughfare...