An Unusual Way to Die
I keep waiting for the intrepid detective to show up and take charge, solve the mystery.
AUD and CUD
A significant percent who enter treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), will also have a moderate to severe problem with cannabis, although they may not recognize that.
Recent data on cannabis and alcohol problems here in the US:
Cannabis addiction climbs fast while alcohol use disorder slowly declines across the USA
Per the numbers: “Alcohol use disorder among U.S. adults dropped from 28.8 million to 27.1 million between 2021 and 2024… [while] U.S. adults with cannabis problems rose from 15.3 million to 19.4 million.”
In the ever-shifting sands of addiction, it makes perfect sense. Alcohol use overall has declined, while cannabis continues on the upswing, now in a bewildering array of new products, including wax, edibles, and oils. I imagine you’ve heard that the average potency of pot, around 4% THC as recently as the 1990s, is now in the range of 15 to 30%, rising as high as 50 to 90% for select extra-potent products.
For those who work in the field, the population of greatest concern qualify as having a moderate to severe Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD). They’re the most likely to need treatment. Current best estimate is...
Cannabis addiction climbs fast while alcohol use disorder slowly declines across the USA
Per the numbers: “Alcohol use disorder among U.S. adults dropped from 28.8 million to 27.1 million between 2021 and 2024… [while] U.S. adults with cannabis problems rose from 15.3 million to 19.4 million.”
In the ever-shifting sands of addiction, it makes perfect sense. Alcohol use overall has declined, while cannabis continues on the upswing, now in a bewildering array of new products, including wax, edibles, and oils. I imagine you’ve heard that the average potency of pot, around 4% THC as recently as the 1990s, is now in the range of 15 to 30%, rising as high as 50 to 90% for select extra-potent products.
For those who work in the field, the population of greatest concern qualify as having a moderate to severe Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD). They’re the most likely to need treatment. Current best estimate is...
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An Unusual Way to Die
I keep waiting for the intrepid detective to show up and take charge, solve the mystery.
Those Troubling OD Statistics
In recent months, samples have been found with as much as 20% fentanyl content. It’s easy to see how this could increase both the total number of overdoses, and the percentage of victims who did not survive.
Kid-Friendly Pot
I couldn’t find any evidence of consequences suffered by the pot peddlers, so can only assume there weren’t many. And it does look as if they’re still making the same products in the same packages.
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AUD and CUD
A significant percent who enter treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), will also have a moderate to severe problem with cannabis, although they may not recognize that.
An ADHD-maxxer
Those signs and symptoms happen to be shared by most people who arrive in treatment for opioid or alcohol or stimulant disorders. They're behaviors that clinicians use to help them identify addictive disorders in their patients.
RFKJr. and the Pouch
“Pouch” nicotine is a synthetic form of the drug that has been enhanced for rapid absorption and speedy delivery to the brain — changes that render it far more addictive.
What We Can Learn from Estonia
...the situation has improved, mostly because of renewed efforts on the demand side. Estonia adopted harm reduction strategies used effectively in other countries, such as take-home naloxone; ready access to MAT; and efforts to destigmatize drug use and drug users.
The Storytellers
One young man explained that he avoided speaker meetings because the “drunkalogues” he heard triggered in him an awful craving for a drink.
AUD and CUD
A significant percent who enter treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), will also have a moderate to severe problem with cannabis, although they may not recognize that.
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Rage-baited
From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
Rage-baited
From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
Parenting Under The Influence
Children raised in such families are more likely to be exposed to violence, to initiate their own substance use at an earlier age, and to have mental health problems in childhood.
Is This Recovery?
...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.
Officers in the House
...with law enforcement agencies taking on vastly different roles, planning and practicing our response appears more important than in the past.
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A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
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.
