More Weird Cannabis Stories
Something’s obviously going on with people’s central nervous systems and/or gastrointestinal tracts, but nobody seems to have a clear picture of what that might be.
Methamphetamine Rising
Are users seeking out such ‘combo’ preparations because they want the extra kick from the interaction? To help overcome an elevated tolerance, perhaps.
Here's an update to a post I did way back in January of 2020. That was at the very beginning of the pandemic, before we realized how dramatically our lives were about to change.
Even then, meth was well on its way to becoming a principal player in our fast-changing overdose statistics -- including fatalities. And it continues to expand its role as the months pass.
Methamphetamine Deaths Soar, Hitting Black and Native Americans Especially Hard
From the article: of the nearly one hundred thousand Americans who died from a drug overdose in the past 12 month period, “roughly 15% to 20%... appear to involve methamphetamines, often contaminated with fentanyl.” That’s a change worth noting.
Also, there was a dramatic upsurge in meth ODs among Black and Native people. Odd, because both groups formerly appeared to have avoided the worst of the meth epidemic.
No longer, it seems.
There are many ways to interpret these findings, but some questions that I’d like to...
Even then, meth was well on its way to becoming a principal player in our fast-changing overdose statistics -- including fatalities. And it continues to expand its role as the months pass.
Methamphetamine Deaths Soar, Hitting Black and Native Americans Especially Hard
From the article: of the nearly one hundred thousand Americans who died from a drug overdose in the past 12 month period, “roughly 15% to 20%... appear to involve methamphetamines, often contaminated with fentanyl.” That’s a change worth noting.
Also, there was a dramatic upsurge in meth ODs among Black and Native people. Odd, because both groups formerly appeared to have avoided the worst of the meth epidemic.
No longer, it seems.
There are many ways to interpret these findings, but some questions that I’d like to...
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Once the patient gained insight, the theory went, the drive to abuse drugs or alcohol gradually disappears.
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Methamphetamine Rising
Are users seeking out such ‘combo’ preparations because they want the extra kick from the interaction? To help overcome an elevated tolerance, perhaps.
Methamphetamine Rising
Are users seeking out such ‘combo’ preparations because they want the extra kick from the interaction? To help overcome an elevated tolerance, perhaps.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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