Now what do we do about fentanyl?
...much of the fentanyl in circulation is in the form of an additive to some other drug-- cocaine, for instance, or methamphetamine, or one of the many sedatives.
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Why Is The Black Market Booming?
As every business student knows, it’s at the low end of the price continuum where sales volumes are traditionally highest. And in this case, illegal sellers have the advantage of not paying taxes, or living up to laws about product safety.
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Placebo, Pot, and Pain
…how cannabis is covered in the media reinforces and can strengthen the user’s faith in the value of cannabis – well beyond the science, as the saying goes.
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Peyote Blues
Easy to see how given the right combination of circumstances, it could be wiped out in a relatively short period.
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Risky Business at Juul
Others, especially those young users, were introduced to nicotine addiction via Juul’s sleek little ‘slate and blue’ devices. Many will eventually decide to quit vaping. They may find that unexpectedly difficult.
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Two Stories, Different Endings
I’ve always been a bit nervous when I see somebody new in recovery get themselves deeply involved in one sort of crusade or another.
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Quick Update– Opioids & Something New
It appears that the presence of other drugs in the fentanyl and heroin currently flooding our streets has made naloxone, the opioid antagonist that is our primary weapon against OD fatalities, far less likely to be effective.
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Some Good Advice
This woman’s in trouble. And on some level, I expect she knows it. But hasn’t yet mustered the courage to deal with it.
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Psychedelica Update: Who Invests?
The idea is to get into the market early, grab as much share as you can, so that when the inevitable shakeout occurs, and smaller vendors drop out, you’re left in the catbird seat.
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THC, Mental Illness, & Addiction
Use of higher potency cannabis products does appear to raise the user’s risk of both Cannabis Use Disorders (CUD) and psychosis. The association was less clear for depression and anxiety.
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Nurses Stealing Drugs
NCSBN estimates that 10 to 20% of the profession will suffer from some type of substance use problem.
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Getting Treatment: Who Decides?
On the other side of the equation, many in the insurance industry were unimpressed. Who’s supposed to pay for all that? they wanted to know. It won’t be us.
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MDs Confronting SUDs
I imagine it takes a special kind of practitioner to push aside the barriers in the system to get to the SUD that lies underneath, even when he or she knows it’s there.
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