An MD takes on the DEA
Still, "pill mills" do continue to exist, if not in the numbers they once did. I suppose they could stage a comeback -- the economics still work.
It’s Not Magic
Psilocybin is of course a Schedule One controlled substance, while amanita is not. As a result, the amanita products are “…often marketed as a dietary supplement…”
Despite the popular nickname, "magic mushrooms"... seems they aren’t.
Amanita muscaria does have perception-altering effects, but unlike psilocybin mushrooms, it is also quite toxic. The bad news: evidence of amanita has been discovered in various commercially available edibles.
Muscimol and ibotenic acid are the two key ingredients found in the amanita mushroom that are responsible for both its hallucinatory qualities and the toxic consequences. The two are also believed to be behind a recent spate of hospitalizations.
A formal warning has been issued by a team of experts at UC San Diego.
Rising Popularity of “Magic” Amanita Mushrooms Raises Alarms – Scientists Warn of Serious Dangers
Amanita's psychotropic effects — per the scientists, a “feeling of weightlessness, visual and auditory hypersensitivity, space distortion, unawareness of time, and colored hallucinations” -- make it easy to mistake for its psilocybin-bearing cousins.
The senior...
Amanita muscaria does have perception-altering effects, but unlike psilocybin mushrooms, it is also quite toxic. The bad news: evidence of amanita has been discovered in various commercially available edibles.
Muscimol and ibotenic acid are the two key ingredients found in the amanita mushroom that are responsible for both its hallucinatory qualities and the toxic consequences. The two are also believed to be behind a recent spate of hospitalizations.
A formal warning has been issued by a team of experts at UC San Diego.
Rising Popularity of “Magic” Amanita Mushrooms Raises Alarms – Scientists Warn of Serious Dangers
Amanita's psychotropic effects — per the scientists, a “feeling of weightlessness, visual and auditory hypersensitivity, space distortion, unawareness of time, and colored hallucinations” -- make it easy to mistake for its psilocybin-bearing cousins.
The senior...
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More Bad Medicine
Seriously, how dumb, or perhaps desperate, would a medical professional have to be to undertake something like this?
The Bill Comes Due
ALD (alcohol-related liver disease) in the United States is projected to cost $355 billion in direct healthcare-related costs and $525 billion in lost labor and economic consumption.
Another Country Tries Prohibition
...efforts to provide treatment for the many victims of rampant alcoholism have been relatively rare, largely volunteer efforts funded by donations rather than much in the way of government support.
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It’s Not Magic
Psilocybin is of course a Schedule One controlled substance, while amanita is not. As a result, the amanita products are “…often marketed as a dietary supplement…”
Gambling in the Military
One of the tenets of gambling addiction is chasing losses... You add the warrior mentality to that, and you’ve basically got gambling addiction on steroids.
It’s Not Magic
Psilocybin is of course a Schedule One controlled substance, while amanita is not. As a result, the amanita products are “…often marketed as a dietary supplement…”
An Interesting Case From Virginia
If I had to recommend something, it would be for schools and parents to grab onto those evidence-based approaches and make them integral to your school culture.
Hunter on Trial
...in the claustrophobic environment of a trial, it seems it's still permissible to treat the consequences of this complex, multifactorial chronic disorder as simply the result of some poor soul’s irresponsible decision-making.
At last a treatment for meth?
I'm curious as to whether the reductions in meth use could be expected to lead to eventual abstinence where meth was concerned. That's been the hope for other maintenance treatments, for the most part unrealized.
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A Breakthrough in Depression Treatment?
In the past, the task of selecting the right treatment for a depressed patient has been more than a little hit or miss, involving a certain amount of trial and error.
A Breakthrough in Depression Treatment?
In the past, the task of selecting the right treatment for a depressed patient has been more than a little hit or miss, involving a certain amount of trial and error.
Underage
Nonetheless, there's plenty of research to suggest that the risk of developing a Cannabis Use Disorder -- an addiction -- increases with early first use.
Exercising for Chronic Pain Relief
We've known for several decades that regular exercise, even the mild sort, helps lessen symptoms of depression. It comes as no surprise that it may also help with CPS and the mood problems that accompany it.
Drugs in Jail
If 70% or more of a jail population has been identified as having a drug or alcohol problem – that does happen – then what you’re really operating is a treatment center that happens to have bars on the windows and guards at the entrance.
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First Person Hard Charger
In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
First Person Hard Charger
In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
Diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder: Updated
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
Video: Practical Advice on Prescription Painkiller Problems
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
