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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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Moms and Mushrooms
Before that, however, there were the amphetamines, introduced to America’s moms as aids to weight loss and a source of much-needed pep.
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A Genetic Test for SUD?
How’s the saying go? “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”
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It’s Not Magic
Psilocybin is of course a Schedule One controlled substance, while amanita is not. As a result, the amanita products are “…often marketed as a dietary supplement…”
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A Bad Mistake
Problem: even if society passes good laws to regulate sales, how can we enforce them?
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Edible Question
Once again, there seems to be general agreement that daily cannabis use, especially the heavier sort, is associated with the most adverse consequences.
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Psychosis in the Age of Pot…
Compared with no cannabis use, cannabis use was significantly associated with an 11-fold increased risk for psychotic disorders during adolescence…
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The Perry file, part two
It’s gained acceptance as a remedy for a host of mental health problems, including major disorders.
That’s in spite of the fact that the FDA has yet to approve the drug for the treatment of any psychiatric condition.
Pot Leading to Violence?
As THC content rises, the effects of THC change. The risk of problems goes up along with it.
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Schedule Change
But the biggest benefit may be to the cannabis industry. Tax breaks for businesses, improved access to funding sources?
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Approving Psychedelics
The organization formed… as a public-benefit corporation, in anticipation that MDMA-assisted therapy would win FDA approval and start to reap taxable revenue that it couldn’t manage as a nonprofit.
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April 20: It’s Just Not the Same
“The thrill is gone,” he griped. “We already won, man.”
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