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.
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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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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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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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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Warning Labels on Alcohol — Are They Worth It?
These physicians are fully aware of the opposition that such proposals draw. Not only from within the alcohol industry itself, but also from drinkers who feel strongly that how much and how often they choose to drink is nobody’s darn business but their own.
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In The News: Apathy and Pot
I’m sure this is helpful information but I’d be more interested in something new on CUD patients with more severe DSM5 profiles.
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Ketamine and The Hype Around It
I was surprised to learn that the antidepressant effects of ketamine were completely blocked by naltrexone, an opioid antagonist. That certainly suggests ketamine is making use of the brain’s opioid systems…
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An Overdose In LA
“They just assume that adults will lie to them about such things. And that their peers won’t.”
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Look Out for Nos
Recently empty tanks labeled N2O have begun turning up in the debris left by revelers at some events.
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Legal Drug Blues
More impressive results have come from simply increasing taxes on alcoholic beverages. States that have done so have been rewarded, mostly through reductions in the consequences of excessive drinking.
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