Afloat in a Sea of BS
By adding statistics, charts, graphs, and other trappings of research, it's possible to make even the most outlandish claim appear convincing.
Category: Thinking About Addiction
Across the Spectrum of Policy, Practice, Research & Reality.
Commentary and analysis about anything related to addiction, treatment, or recovery, all the way from prevention to building recovery-friendly communities.
Thinking About Addiction
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Police Story, Part Two
How do you find room for new attitudes when the old ones are still omnipresent in the background?
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Police Story, Part One
Given that addiction by its nature puts many treatment clients into direct conflict with the law, I don’t see how we can afford to ignore these issues.
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Contrast Point
The juxtaposition of the two accounts – raw devastation to a family on one hand, and on the other, superrich individuals with high-paid legal talent celebrating after pulling a fast one on the “system” – paints things in a harsher light.
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Who’s Dropping Acid
It’s likely because of all the favorable attention that hallucinogens have received in the popular media.
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Another “Resurgence”
…the preoccupation with overdose death rates inadvertently distracted the public from a much larger and more enduring medical and social problem: an expanding population of persons with chronic Substance Use Disorders (SUDs).
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Perilous Prosecution
In one instance, a Corporate Compliance manager came right out and advised a pharmacist that his role was to drive sales for the company. Meaning to keep pushing opioids, above all.
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Drugs and Policing
Laws and policies are quickly enacted that, once on the books, often outlive the emergencies they were there to address.
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Recent Events Roundup
Counseling involves staying alert to behavioral cues that can illuminate or even contradict what is said.
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Life and Breath
Seriously, the policeman actually assured his prisoner that he was in no danger. Because he was still able to talk.
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The BS Factor
Meanwhile it’s tempting for politicians to point to a particular statistic that appears to support their position, regardless of evidence to the contrary. Think “alternative facts.”
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