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Marijuana use has been involved in a sharp increase in fatal motor vehicle crashes, with rates nearly tripling since 1999. The prevalence of non-alcohol drugs detected in fatally injured drivers in the U.S. has been steadily rising and tripled from 1999 to 2010. Marijuana is the most commonly detected non-alcohol drug involved. Toxicological testing data…

Teenage pot smokers could be damaging brain structures critical to memory and reasoning, according to new research that found changes in the brains of heavy users. Research released Monday in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin showed the brains of young heavy marijuana users were altered in so-called sub-cortical regions – primitive structures that are part of…

DENVER (CBS4) – Even though recreational marijuana will be for legal sale starting Wednesday, employers can still restrict workers from using it and give drug tests. Jeramie Gomez’s goal is to be one of the first people to legally purchase an ounce of marijuana. “I actually can’t wait until the doors open,” said Gomez. “My…

Ecstasy (3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a stimulant and a hallucinogen; it produces feelings of increased energy and euphoria among users. Abuse of the drug can result in a number of health effects, ranging from undesirable to extremely serious. It can cause anxiety and confusion, which can last one week or longer. More serious adverse effects of Ecstasy…

The illegality of Colorado’s legal marijuana could come as a surprise to a new generation of military recruits, U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman fears. Smoking pot is a bar to military service, and waivers that once allowed former users to sign up are evaporating as the military cuts its rosters in response to a shrinking budget.…

MANITOWOC — Annie Short believes most Wisconsin business owners probably haven’t given a lot of thought about employees showing up for work legally stoned. “Before we legalize this, let’s really think through the complications of marijuana,” the program manager for Healthiest Manitowoc County, told this month’s Wellness Council Awareness Lunch audience. Her talk was titled,…

Not that it wasn’t predictable, but the federal government, fueled by new Monitoring the Future data collected by the University of Michigan on behalf of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), is reporting a rise in the illicit use of marijuana among high school students. Shocking. Did we really believe the loosening of restrictions…

Creighton Prep will begin mandatory, random drug and alcohol testing for all students at the start of the 2014-15 school year, officials announced Wednesday. The testing will involve collecting hair — about 60 strands — from the heads of selected students and testing it for evidence of significant drinking and a variety of drugs. The…