Limits of Harm Reduction
We either do what works, as challenging as that may be, or we accept the consequences of failure.
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What works? For who? What doesn’t? Why? A complicated disease makes for complexities in treatment.
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Seven Trips to Rehab pt 2
I remember the late James Milam PhD suggesting that the ability to vividly recall one’s first use of a substance might actually be an indicator of future problems.
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7 Trips to Rehab, Part One
These are issues that users seldom take into consideration, in the rush to get the drug. But healthcare professionals, and their attorneys, have to consider them.
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Warning Labels on Liquor — Worth the Effort?
Of course, we should expect significant opposition from the alcohol industry.
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Seniors Who OD
In some instances involving the elderly, the practitioner thinks treatment isn’t worth the effort. “I don’t see the point, especially when she may not have that much time left anyway,”
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First Person – Xanax Dependence
…if a patient simply follows the prescribed directions, they can’t possibly get in trouble with a medication like Xanax? I find that remarkably naive.
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Life in a Hot Spot
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.
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Some Downward Progress
Many older folks turn to cannabis to self-medicate the pain and sleep problems that can plague old age. As they become dependent on cannabis, we could see the emergence of more health-related problems there.
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Overprescribed and Overused
With so many Prescriptions for gabapentin being written for Medicare recipients, I imagine the government will have to step in at some point.
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Gambling with TikTok
They’re mostly young themselves, as is their target audience, and dedicated to portraying gambling as a far more fun, safe, and profitable activity than it really is.
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More Big Fakers
They’re going to great lengths to impersonate popular sweeties, up to and including AI-quality fake brand name packaging.
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A Change in Attitudes?
With pot shops on nearly every corner and pot users more common than ever, we’re seeing the consequences of what one expert called America’s ‘remarkably naive’ approach.
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Zyn-ers Unite!
Turns out that ‘pouching’ with nicotine is particularly widespread among young Republicans, who seem to think it’s a very manly thing to do.
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