April 20: It’s Just Not the Same
"The thrill is gone," he griped. "We already won, man."
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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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The Bill Comes Due
ALD (alcohol-related liver disease) in the United States is projected to cost $355 billion in direct healthcare-related costs and $525 billion in lost labor and economic consumption.
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The Dementia Dilemma
I suppose none of her staff or colleagues thought of seeking professional help. An intervention, for instance. Or perhaps they considered it but decided it was not their place to interfere. Maybe they were scared of her reaction. People around the drinker often are.
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In-Zyn-ity
Do I need to point out that although less harmful than polluting your lungs and body with tobacco smoke, nicotine pouches aren’t exactly good for the user’s health?
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Kratom, Once Again
Does this remind anyone of the ‘grass roots’ movement that arose to lobby Congress for reduced restriction on long-term opioid prescribing for chronic pain patients?
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A Success, but with Complications
But if he feels he needs the medication to function normally, I see no reason for the rest of us to object. I mean, we don’t want to disincentivize someone’s recovery, do we?
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Why It’s Hard to Quit Smoking
Understandably, there’s a real incentive for science or business to come up with an easier, softer alternative to actually giving up smoking, as opposed to the universally accepted method of well, simply stopping.
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The Price of Gambling
That’s what I’d be interested in seeing. A rich industry sharing more of its wealth with the people who become its victims.
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Stimulants and success in treatment
“I guess that proves that no meth is still better for you than using less meth.”
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The Pot Paradox
“… Is [cannabis] good for you? It’s hard to find the literature that suggests that. Is it neutral for you? Maybe, for some people. Is it harmful for some people? Absolutely.”
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1st Person — A Greener Day
The fact is, about a third of US adults don’t drink at all, or they drink so occasionally as to qualify as nondrinkers. I’ve noticed how difficult it can be for some patients in addiction treatment to believe that.
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Testing…Testing
California State government has realized that these labs are essentially willing to fudge their results in order to please their customers in the cannabis industry.
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School for Psychedelics
Presumably, a licensed facilitator would be required to sign a code of ethical conduct, and would be subject to suspension or loss of license in the event they were found guilty of misbehavior.
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