It Sure Sounds Like Hazing
“It helps recruit students if the college has a reputation as someplace you can party,” he said. “But nobody wants to be known as the place where kids are likely to get in trouble. That scares away the parents.”
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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Another Look: Big Pharma & the Opioids
It’s possible something similar is happening today, perhaps not with an opioid but with some other class of drug. Maybe we simply aren’t aware of it yet.
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Toad Hall Reopens
There are synthetics that will do the job, but apparently purists reject them as inferior.
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Another Look at Gabapentin
A family physician in New Mexico mentioned having seen several new patients, all young, over the course of a few weeks – all of whom claimed to be on unusually high-doses of the drug, and seeking new prescriptions.
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Most Addiction Specialists Support Psychedelics for SUDs?
I know many clinicians who otherwise support psychedelics for therapeutic use are nonetheless concerned about the cottage industry that could grow up around them if legalized.
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Not Much Drinking Required
“These findings contrast with scientific and governmental guidelines on safe drinking limits.”
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Tracking the OD Epidemic
“These (victims) just crumple and collapse. Frequently they don’t even inject the full syringe…”
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Kids Will Eat Weed
…it can certainly make a young child sick. In some cases, it may even trigger a seizure.
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Pot Doesn’t Help Us Sleep
One common symptom of withdrawal is sleep disruption, for which the most direct remedy is, naturally, more of the drug.
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A Challenge from Fentanyl
But now, with the advent of fentanyl and the resulting cascade of fatalities, we need a way for users to protect themselves.
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One study went viral, the other did not
Bad intent is not required for an article or broadcast segment to qualify as potentially harmful misinformation. It only needs to be present in the most provocative way in the right forum.
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Australians Get Drunk A Lot
From the alcoholic beverage industry’s viewpoint, the pandemic has a pronounced silver lining. Sales are up and allegedly likely to continue at higher levels even as the pandemic finally fades.
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About Cannabis and Pregnancy
The information isn’t getting out to the target population. Or even to the physicians and other practitioners responsible for their care.
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