A Simple(?) Case of Drunk Driving…
Many hospitals are notoriously lax about testing, and if you really are injured, who can blame them?
Epidemic in a Pandemic
Think about it: If a return to drug use is the only sure way to re-experience pleasurable feelings, relapse is going to seem a lot more attractive.
I came across a helpful article on the website of an association of medical schools. The subject: The many ways in which the pandemic and its restrictions impact substance use. Definitely worth a look:
COVID-19 and the opioid crisis: When a pandemic and an epidemic collide
It's clear one result has been a fast-climbing overdose rate. Forced isolation, plus the interruption in treatment and recovery activities -- those are certainly factors. There are others, however. Including:
Interruptions in drug supply: Most notably in the form of longer periods having to do without drugs, and the need to buy from unfamiliar (often untrustworthy) sources. Those conditions occur periodically among street users anyway. But the pandemic triggered them on a large scale.
More solitary drug use: People using opioids at home on their lonesome cancels out much of the good from Opioid Outreach efforts. After all, what good is naloxone if nobody is around to administer it to the OD...
COVID-19 and the opioid crisis: When a pandemic and an epidemic collide
It's clear one result has been a fast-climbing overdose rate. Forced isolation, plus the interruption in treatment and recovery activities -- those are certainly factors. There are others, however. Including:
Interruptions in drug supply: Most notably in the form of longer periods having to do without drugs, and the need to buy from unfamiliar (often untrustworthy) sources. Those conditions occur periodically among street users anyway. But the pandemic triggered them on a large scale.
More solitary drug use: People using opioids at home on their lonesome cancels out much of the good from Opioid Outreach efforts. After all, what good is naloxone if nobody is around to administer it to the OD...
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A Simple(?) Case of Drunk Driving…
Many hospitals are notoriously lax about testing, and if you really are injured, who can blame them?
Really Hardcore
Anyway, it’s clear from this and a host of other examples that for some offenders at least, simple incarceration is never enough.
Cannabis and Corruption
States where recreational cannabis is legal-- 17 of them now, I believe-- still have drug-related crime. Just of a different variety.
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DUI During a Pandemic
Considering the number of cognitive errors involved, it shouldn't be difficult to understand why so many first offenders are eventually arrested for a second offense.
DUI During a Pandemic
Considering the number of cognitive errors involved, it shouldn't be difficult to understand why so many first offenders are eventually arrested for a second offense.
About Fentanyl…
The cartels have that giant distribution network, capable of moving product on a massive scale.
Old Diseases Made New
When we fail to provide adequate treatment for substance disorders, we pay a price in terms of overall public health.
Grievance and Resentment
...in the counseling field we frequently run into people who appear to have reached a point where they can't let anything pass by without confrontation.
Cannabis as a Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
So why hasn't cannabis already prevented them from developing a severe opioid problem?
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Epidemic in a Pandemic
Think about it: If a return to drug use is the only sure way to re-experience pleasurable feelings, relapse is going to seem a lot more attractive.
Epidemic in a Pandemic
Think about it: If a return to drug use is the only sure way to re-experience pleasurable feelings, relapse is going to seem a lot more attractive.
Protected
...the more hierarchical the workplace-- military, police and fire departments, certain bureaucracies, for instance-- the more likely it is that such behaviors will be protected.
Boozy Holidays
Consensus within the mental health field is that this year's holiday season can't help but be more stressful than in the past – due to the pandemic and the restrictions that accompany it.
More on Incentives
One program complained that the incentive program seemed to work best with people who were already more motivated, and not as well with more resistant clients.
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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.
