Of Money and Mushrooms
Maybe selling hallucinogens generates a better return than treatment for hallucinogen disorders.
Well-Defended
It’s just our old friend motivated reasoning at work– our inclination to favor arguments that support what we want to believe over evidence to the contrary.
I was interested in this New York Times piece on the many Americans who somehow remain in denial about the risks associated with the spread of coronavirus– either as a carrier or potential victim. It seemed familiar. I realized that was because it sounded like what you'd hear from somebody in active addiction.
Things like:
Defiance
Coronavirus: “it's my life, all right? We all have to die sometime.” That one is actually a quote from the NYT article. It's from a woman in her 60’s who doesn’t want to have to interrupt her vacation with her friends.
Alcoholism: “No doctor is gonna tell me I can’t have a drink now and then.” Of course, that's what a doctor is supposed to do when indicated. Besides, if it were really just 'now and then', it wouldn't have come up in the first place.
Externalizing
Coronavirus: "That's just the Fake News media at work."
Alcoholism: "That cop was out to bust somebody and I just happened along."
Minimizing
...
Things like:
Defiance
Coronavirus: “it's my life, all right? We all have to die sometime.” That one is actually a quote from the NYT article. It's from a woman in her 60’s who doesn’t want to have to interrupt her vacation with her friends.
Alcoholism: “No doctor is gonna tell me I can’t have a drink now and then.” Of course, that's what a doctor is supposed to do when indicated. Besides, if it were really just 'now and then', it wouldn't have come up in the first place.
Externalizing
Coronavirus: "That's just the Fake News media at work."
Alcoholism: "That cop was out to bust somebody and I just happened along."
Minimizing
...
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Driver’s Ed
Of course, people who work in treatment know that there’s already solid base of regular users, millions of them, including daily smokers.
Undercounted
Typically, the researchers report, an undercounted fatality would be a white female between the ages of 30 and 60.
Old Diseases Made New
When we fail to provide adequate treatment for substance disorders, we pay a price in terms of overall public health.
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Well-Defended
It’s just our old friend motivated reasoning at work– our inclination to favor arguments that support what we want to believe over evidence to the contrary.
Well-Defended
It’s just our old friend motivated reasoning at work– our inclination to favor arguments that support what we want to believe over evidence to the contrary.
The Return of Methamphetamine
"Heroin withdrawal is like a really awful bout of the flu," one former patient, a screenwriter, told me. "Getting off methadone, that feels like dying."
Old Diseases Made New
When we fail to provide adequate treatment for substance disorders, we pay a price in terms of overall public health.
Do Supplements Help?
"The patient will probably go ahead and take them anyway," a nurse practitioner told me. "Because some friend swore by the stuff."
The Nausea Solution
Of the patients I met, all decided on aversion therapy for essentially the same reason: they’d tried other things, experienced relapse, and lost patience.
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Confide in Us
One side sees the youth in terms of potential risk to society, while the other experiences the same youth as a victim in need of healing.
The Angry DWI Client
I realized it wasn't really me he was angry with. It was himself. For getting caught.
The Difficult Discussion: Your Turn
Avoid accusations, threats, self-pity, bringing up old resentments, etc.
Running, But Not on Empty
I might have attributed it to the fabled 'runner's high' had I not met so many dedicated runners who denied experiencing one--
Confide in Us
One side sees the youth in terms of potential risk to society, while the other experiences the same youth as a victim in need of healing.
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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.
