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Val Curran

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The science of cannabis: Can it really help our mental health?

Cannabis was long thought to harm mental health but is now prescribed as a treatment. Psychopharmacologist Val Curran looks at the evidence

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Fiona Behan

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How we're using CRISPR to fight cancer

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Fast access to new medicines shouldn’t mean endangering our health

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Fast access to new medicines shouldn’t mean endangering our health

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Why the medicine you take could actually be bad for your health

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Why the medicine you take could actually be bad for your health

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Worker growing cannabis plants

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There is little evidence that cannabis helps mental health problems

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Diazepam is a type of benzodiazepine drug

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Benzodiazepines and z-drugs are prescribed more in poorer areas

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Cannabis extract may work as a treatment for cannabis addiction

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Cannabis extract may work as a treatment for cannabis addiction

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A hidden drug overdose crisis has struck Scotland - can we fix it?

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A hidden drug overdose crisis has struck Scotland - can we fix it?

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Herbert Kleber

Mind

Dr Herbert Kleber brought evidence-based treatment to drug addiction

Regulars

Should people with mental health conditions be drugged to stand trial?

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Should people with mental health conditions be drugged to stand trial?

A US trial is bringing the questionable practice of forced medication into the spotlight – but in the UK and elsewhere voices are growing for its use, says Laura Spinney

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Life

Don't miss: the art of science, vanishing cetaceans and edited humans

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How aspirin became a wonder drug against heart disease and cancer

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Mind

Am I addicted? The truth behind being hooked on gaming, sex or porn

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Drug cocktail seems to reverse biological signs of ageing in people

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