http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/RSS Feeds ZoneMarijuana smoked, like tobacco smoked, contains toxins and other foreign particulates that are known to cause inflammation in the lining of the lungs. Unlike tobacco smoke, marijuana smoke substantially reduced the alveolur macrophages, the lungs primary defense against infectious microorganisms, foreign substances and tumor cells. http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=129&z=19The presence of a significant level of side effects amongst the patients using smoked marijuanahttp://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=128&z=19http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=127&z=19This study showed that patients using smoked cannabis had an average of 34% improvement in pain relief, while patients using placebo had a 17% improvement. This is a net improvement of only 17%, which, in light of the extent of side effects, does not present an acceptable risk/benefit profile and would not become an FDA-approvable medication.http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=122&z=19A British survey finds that half of all crime suspects and 57 percent of young offenders admit recent smoking of marijuana. http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=110&z=19The students, who represented the nonprofit organizations Americans for Drug Free Youth and the Progressive Intellectual Property Law Association in their filing, opposed the trademark for the “Cocaine”http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=106&z=19IMAGINE watching your cannabis-smoking son stab himself three times in the stomach right in front of you - and later having to deal with his suicidehttp://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=101&z=19I learned that Marinol is an acceptable, if not ideal, substitute for whole cannabis in treating my otherwise fatal diseasehttp://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=100&z=19Please take a few moments to read, this open letter addressing Senate Bill 494 pertaining to needle exchange programs. The bill is scheduled to be heard and a vote taken on Monday, December 11. http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=95&z=19Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professor Michael Davis and Five Cleveland-Marshall Law Students Lodge Complaint on behalf of AFDFY http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=90&z=19Each year, thousands of Americans lose their lives in accidents involving drunk and drugged driving. During National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, we continue our efforts to promote awareness of the dangers of impaired driving and encourage fellow citizens to never drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs. http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=91&z=19Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professor Michael Davis and Five Cleveland-Marshall Law Students Lodge Complaint on behalf of AFDFY http://www.americansfordrugfreeyouth.org/absolutenm/templates/?a=77&z=19