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“Pharmacies exist to heal the sick, not to fuel addiction and line the pockets of drug traffickers.” – DEA Administrator Terrance Cole

As cannabis becomes more widely available and socially accepted and legalized in various jurisdictions, it is essential to understand its potential health risks and the need for health care professionals to routinely talk to patients about cannabis use.

“I feel very confident [having the pharmacist involved], and I can say I do trust my pharmacist to do it. And I feel like my pharmacist may be the one to actually get me to stop smoking.”

Most alcohol-free and low alcohol beverages, even those described as zero alcohol or 0.0%, can legally contain very small levels of alcohol, typically less than 0.5%.

Frequent pornography consumption creates three distinct changes in how our brains and bodies respond.

Among adults using prescription stimulants, amphetamine users showed threefold higher misuse prevalence and doubled prescription stimulant use disorder rates compared to methylphenidate users, indicating significant differential abuse liability between medication classes.