Ketamine, meet Placebo
Translation: the absence of adequate masking would presumably explain why ketamine appeared superior – due to an error in the study design.
Category: Addictive Substances
Alcohol may be the oldest. New ones are being invented every day. There are thousands, and keeping track of what they are and what they do isn’t easy.
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Psychedelics on the Hype Express
All that free positive publicity has surely been a great help to the emerging psychedelic industry and the elements in the financial community who are rushing to exploit it.
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A Bewildering Mix
As many as fifty of these NPS designer drugs have been found to date. That sounds like a lot until we realize the potential for hundreds more to appear in future.
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Revisiting Psychedelics as Medicine
Many potential customers for psychedelic assisted therapy view the trip as a barrier. They’d rather not face the risks inherent in such an experience.
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Behold the Nicotine Pouch
Not surprisingly, online sales have evolved to include super-potent pouches, well above the rest in terms of nicotine content, to maximize the ‘rush’ provided by the stimulant, in flavors that include bubblegum and strawberry milkshake
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A Death Due to Kratom
…the DEA tried to restrict kratom back in 2016 but the public outcry led them to rescind those restrictions.
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A Pain in the Neck (and lower back)
…the research team said their finding “raises serious questions about the use of opioid therapy for acute low back and neck pain.” Such as, why risk it? If it isn’t effective, and for some, can make things worse.
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Youth Vaping Makes A Comeback
…three-quarters of respondents in a national survey of youth tobacco use stated a preference for fruit and candy- flavored e-cigs over any other form.
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Things Fall Apart
In 1961, two Harvard students ended up in the mental hospital after consuming psilocybin…” Not long afterwards, Harvard lost much of its enthusiasm for the (psilocybin research) program.
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Pot and Pregnancy
From a treatment perspective, our goal has to be to provide patients with accurate information about cannabis use and its associated risks, so that their decisions will be informed ones.
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Russians Love Their Vodka
Public health is a pipe dream when, as happened in the 1990’s, a typical adult male Russian consumed an estimated one hundred and eighty bottles of vodka annually.
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Mushrooming Athletes
Because studies also suggest some real risks. Dangers, in fact. It’s possible that the current wave of fawning reports of miraculous cures could be replaced by stories of horrific incidents.
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About Ketamine for Depression
Antidepressant benefits that are almost immediate but wear off over time. From a patient’s perspective, that could be a real drawback, especially in view of how costly the treatments might have been.
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