Posted on 10/14/2013 10:13:15 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A cure for marijuana abuse could be on the horizon thanks to a new finding.
Researchers found that increasing the levels of a naturally-occurring acid in the brain could stop addicts who are trying to give up from relapsing.
The scientists discovered that kynurenic acid reduces the kick monkeys and rats get from THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.
Kynurenic acid, which can be produced from bananas and turkey, is thought to cause fewer side effects than other treatments that have been considered because it occurs naturally in the brain.
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You could say the same about carbs and chocolate, if they were banned. Or sex, and affairs.
5.56mm
It is Bipolar DISORDER,not disease.
Okay, calm down, it'll be better in about 20 minutes.
They are not the same.
Be quiet. Clearly you know nothing about this disorder.
That was silly.
I said there was an ongoing debate....
I said there was an ongoing debate....
Oh, I see now. They’re in the process of inventing another psychiatric disorder.
No. Ban chocolate, have huge penalties for its consumption, and you’ll still have people risking everything to consume it.
People risked more for alcohol during Prohibition.
Thanks for your brilliant input.
I wonder how much money it would cost in various research grants to figure out that whatever people want to do to themselves, they will do to themselves?
It’s almost like we are ENTITLED to control our own lives without the government telling us what we can and can’t do.
If they were to legalize heroin, how many of us would suddenly run to the local mall and start shooting up? Common sense is what keeps us from doing stuff like that, not legality.
Cannabis is the least harmful thing of cannabis, cigarettes, or booze.
Some people enjoy flouting an unjust law because their soul hasn’t been bought and paid for yet. The Van Gogh sunsets are a bonus.
You are correct. I have not been able to shake the coffee. I up to two pots a day.
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