C. Scott McMillin | Recovery SI

Prohibition Paradox

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 15, 2019 | Public Policy | 0 |

Alcohol still gets credit for close to 90,000 deaths every year– more than other drugs, even in the middle of an epidemic.

It can be flagrant or subtle, but damage it will be. Sadly, the drinker is usually the last one to become aware of it. In fact, many never do.

It’s a real challenge for the folks on the ground to fit their reality into the prescribed format of a Federal grant.

The first trials did not demonstrate effectiveness beyond placebo. So the FDA allowed a third trial which apparently did, at least a little.

Posted by C. Scott McMillin | Jul 1, 2019 | Public Health | 0 |

Cannabis doesn’t replace opioids the way methadone or buprenorphine do. There’s no antagonist effect as with naloxone or naltrexone.