One of the oldest diseases in the world, and we still don’t know as much as we should about its causes, effects, and how to treat it- much less cure it. What we do know, and what we’re learning, ends up here:
It appears to attract younger CEO's from industries such as technology, entertainment, and high finance. It's here that we encounter language such as 'visioning', 'aspirationalizing', and 'future-proofing', whatever that may be.
…teens are ‘the ultimate herd animals’ when it came to experimentation with drugs. “They’ll try something they know to be risky, simply because they’ve heard others have tried it. It’s as if they’re convinced they’ll fall behind if they don’t.”
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Of course, we should expect significant opposition from the alcohol industry.
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In some instances involving the elderly, the practitioner thinks treatment isn’t worth the effort. “I don’t see the point, especially when she may not have that much time left anyway,”
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…if a patient simply follows the prescribed directions, they can’t possibly get in trouble with a medication like Xanax? I find that remarkably naive.
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Many older folks turn to cannabis to self-medicate the pain and sleep problems that can plague old age. As they become dependent on cannabis, we could see the emergence of more health-related problems there.
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With so many Prescriptions for gabapentin being written for Medicare recipients, I imagine the government will have to step in at some point.
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They’re going to great lengths to impersonate popular sweeties, up to and including AI-quality fake brand name packaging.
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With pot shops on nearly every corner and pot users more common than ever, we’re seeing the consequences of what one expert called America’s ‘remarkably naive’ approach.
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Turns out that ‘pouching’ with nicotine is particularly widespread among young Republicans, who seem to think it’s a very manly thing to do.
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Ironically, the same research indicates that those opioids chronic pain patients depended on weren’t really doing much for their pain.
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…the outcome can be serious. In some cases, we’re told, untreated lesions have led to amputation.
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…if the proposed rescheduling would allow your doctor to prescribe it and your local pharmacist to dispense it, does that mean that your health insurance would cover the cost?
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