First Person: The Moderate
That’s the real dilemma: Not ‘can I quit for a while?’ because most can.
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One of the oldest diseases in the world, and we still don’t know as much as we should about its causes, effects, and how to treat it- much less cure it. What we do know, and what we’re learning, ends up here:
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Kids Learn About Drugs
Avoid arguments about the fairness/unfairness of our drug laws. They’ve never made much sense, and they distract from the real issues.
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Elder and Addicted
For many people, however, including helping professionals, it’s tempting to just give up
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The Vape Ban That Wasn’t
Corporations will fight dirty if necessary to protect their investment. That includes in the political arena.
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Opioids in International Relations
Voter perception and the fear of a public relations black eye is always a motivating factor in politics.
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Legalization’s Impact on Cannabis Use Disorders (CUD)
Occasional use is not the problem. Trouble increases dramatically, however, with heavier use.
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Walls and Fences
What we really need most are substantive changes on the demand side.
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Cannabis and Mental Health
Even if it turns out to be ineffective for patients, buying cannabis products certainly gives a boost to the sales figures.
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Running, But Not on Empty
I might have attributed it to the fabled ‘runner’s high’ had I not met so many dedicated runners who denied experiencing one–
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Drugstore Cowboy
As soon as they were feeling better, the guys would gather in the lounge to swap stories of high-level burglaries and shoplifting expeditions on a grand scale.
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Groups That Work: Values
Effective working groups can continue their traditions through surprising changes in location, membership, etc.
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Breaking Up With Vaping
Sure, the tar was gone, but as one of the other counselors put it, “that thing ain’t nothin’ but a crack pipe for nicotine.”
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“Addicted”? Or “dependent”?
But it’s still confusing for many people outside the field, since unlike psychiatry, they don’t revise their thinking every couple decades.
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