“In Oregon, marijuana is second only to alcohol when it comes to admissions for substance abuse treatment, yet it’s hard to find any targeted programs here or elsewhere,” reports Portland Business Journal writer Elizabeth Hayes. She goes on to describe a study being carried out by CODA Research that is looking at the effects of the drug N-acetylcysteine, or NAC, on marijuana-use abstinence.
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