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Marijuana is already easily available and hence many are getting easily hooked on to it.

Study claims cannabis may prevent people from doing hard drugs

According to researchers, leafy substance might be key to discouraging users from progressing to 'harder' drugs, such as...

26 Sep 2017 2:18 AM GMT

All 2.2 billion Facebook users will receive a notice on their feeds titled Protecting Your Information. It will have a link to information on which Facebook apps they use and what information they have shared with those apps. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Facebook releases long-secret rule book on how it controls services

'You should, when you come to Facebook, understand where we draw these lines and what's OK and what's not OK,' a top...

24 April 2018 2:06 PM GMT

Slightly less than 1 percent of teens said they had tried heroin in the past year (Photo: AFP)

Drug use in teens not linked to sports participation

Researchers didn't find differences in prescription or illegal opioid use between students who played competitive sports...

3 Jan 2017 4:16 AM GMT

A small number of the youths were already engaging in constructive coping behaviours. (Photo: Pixabay)

'Mindful yoga can help troubled youth reduce risky behaviours'

Practising mindfulness-based yoga can help young people, who are dealing with stressful situations.

10 Dec 2017 9:10 AM GMT

Traumatic brain injuries were the most common type of injury for drivers and passengers, the study found. (Photo: Pixabay)

Motorcycle passengers have higher head injury risks

Passengers had higher traumatic brain injury rates even after researchers accounted for alcohol use, drug use, age and...

13 Dec 2017 6:11 AM GMT