The Skaggs Case: A Last Update
...he did purchase and ingest the illegal opioids. He didn’t realize they contained fentanyl.
Back to Blackouts
She was continually being surprised when others reported what she’d said and done during her blackouts. The memories themselves never returned.
This post is by way of a concluding episode to the long running story: the unintended overdose death of Tyler Skaggs, pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels baseball team. Our previous updates can be found here.
At last look, we wondered why there hadn’t already been a settlement, that being a common outcome. Expert commentators had observed that given the circumstances, it would be difficult for the Court to determine a clear winner, and a settlement could save both sides unwanted embarrassment.
Nonetheless, they decided to battle it out in a courtroom. Translation: On some level, both parties must have felt they could win.
Well, they didn’t. Instead "...jurors, deliberating for more than two days, sent queries that suggested the verdict might go in the family's favor." That was all it took -- the team quickly reversed field and made an offer that was accepted with equal speed by the plaintiffs.
How much money was involved? That hasn’t been revealed. The family had...
At last look, we wondered why there hadn’t already been a settlement, that being a common outcome. Expert commentators had observed that given the circumstances, it would be difficult for the Court to determine a clear winner, and a settlement could save both sides unwanted embarrassment.
Nonetheless, they decided to battle it out in a courtroom. Translation: On some level, both parties must have felt they could win.
Well, they didn’t. Instead "...jurors, deliberating for more than two days, sent queries that suggested the verdict might go in the family's favor." That was all it took -- the team quickly reversed field and made an offer that was accepted with equal speed by the plaintiffs.
How much money was involved? That hasn’t been revealed. The family had...
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The Skaggs Case: A Last Update
...he did purchase and ingest the illegal opioids. He didn’t realize they contained fentanyl.
AI for Mental Health? Not So Fast
An increasing number of people rely on AI as their *primary resource for mental health concerns. That includes truly vulnerable populations, such as adolescents.
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It must come as a shock to someone who’s been a regular user for a while, to suddenly without warning begin experiencing violent vomiting and pain.
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...a 24-fold increase in six short years. Almost all of it in the form of bets placed online. No casino, no off-track betting parlor required.
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It must come as a shock to someone who’s been a regular user for a while, to suddenly without warning begin experiencing violent vomiting and pain.
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Make it a continuing effort, using strategies based in evidence, and harnessing the power of human interaction-- instead of relying on a burst of anti-drug education, however intense.
Anonymity — Out of Date?
...isn’t TikTok and influencer culture undeniably afflicted with far too much of,that same “ambition and illegitimate pride” that AA’s founders felt they must avoid?
A Treatment Program in a Corrections Setting
...it seems an awful waste to miss out on an opportunity to address their alcohol and drug problems while they’re literally a ‘captive’ audience.
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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.
Overstimulated?
I was nonetheless surprised to learn that one of the areas where use increased the most was among people in their 70s.
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.
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...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.
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It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
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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.
