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Cynthia Kuhn

Cynthia Kuhn, Ph.D., is a professor of pharmacology at Duke University Medical School and heads the Pharmacological Sciences Training Program at Duke. She is coauthor of "Buzzed: The Straight Facts About the Most Used and Abused Drugs From Alcohol to Ecstasy" and of the forthcoming book "Pumped: Straight Facts for Athletes About Drugs, Supplements and Training."

Daily dose

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Cured but worried

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Hooked on painkillers

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Smashed and stoned

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The zitty face of depression

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Bewitched by alkaloids

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Natural speed

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Magic mushrooms

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To toke or not to toke

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Sober realization

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The menthol myth

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Medicinal muse

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Erotic inhaling

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No fooling

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The ultimate bad trip

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The date rape drug, around the clock

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Java junkie

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In hangover hell

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Dazed and unused

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