Thursday, 20. November 2003
Topic: DRUGS - on November 20, 2003 at 10:49:51 PM CET
Reefer Sanity
The brain's cannabinoid receptor is the target of a rush (ha!) to develop new drugs. If you're among those of us who did inhale, you'll recall one of the weed's enjoyable side effects: intense attacks of the munchies that sent you scurrying for baked beans and Moon Pies faster than Pooh after honey. So you may appreciate this tasty irony: Drug companies are racing to develop pills that plug into the same brain-signaling system that once had boomers flying high—this time to help them lose weight.
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