Gambling, Teen Style
I suspect many parents would be surprised to learn that ”The students in the audience…are all too familiar with the explosion of apps that make it easy to bet on individual plays, international politics and awards show flubs.”
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The Gray Lady Reconsiders
More Americans now use marijuana daily than alcohol.
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Odds & Ends, Cannabis Edition
A recent analysis of “..more than 55,000 adults based on their participation in panels between 2013 to 2022 found that after legalization of cannabis, their monthly usage rose 3.9%…”
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Yet Another Celebrity Overdose
Expansion of Medicaid has greatly improved things for those at the low end, but we seem to have greater difficulty coming up with a decent solution for the crazy stuff that can sometimes happen at the very top.
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Your Program’s CUT! Or maybe not…
Their appeal was based on the extreme need of the American people for programs that worked and deserved to be continued rather than sacrificed to the gods of the budget.
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How Many is Too Many?
After all, they call this a “relapsing” disorder.
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The Menace of Disposable Vapes
“Disposable” means the devices can neither be recharged nor refilled. They exist to supply an addictive drug to repeat customers, preferably on a daily basis, quite possibly over a lifetime.
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More on Medetomidine
The end result is a trip to the Emergency Room and a stay in the ICU– if the user is lucky, that is.
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“Scromiting”
It must come as a shock to someone who’s been a regular user for a while, to suddenly without warning begin experiencing violent vomiting and pain.
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A Treatment Program in a Corrections Setting
…it seems an awful waste to miss out on an opportunity to address their alcohol and drug problems while they’re literally a ‘captive’ audience.
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A Massive Growth Spurt for Gambling
…a 24-fold increase in six short years. Almost all of it in the form of bets placed online. No casino, no off-track betting parlor required.
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An Uncomfortable Question
Unlike the gambler, casino owners and managers and online betting shops are in it for the money – and really, not much else.
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Shatter and Dab
Because of its extraordinary strength, shatter and its brother concentrates tend to attract more experienced users, in search of additional impact from drug use.
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