Bad Days in Baltimore
At the same time, people do keep overdosing and dying, apparently in record numbers.
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.
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A New Czar at ONDCP
…newly appointed Drug Czar is Sara Carter, a 45 year-old investigative journalist best known for her reporting on the US-Mexico border, and her appearances as a contributor on the Fox News Network
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A Big Bet on an Uncertain Future
…simply relocating a common human and societal problem online is only going to expand its scope, and with that, the sheer number of problems it will inevitably create.
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Numbers Game
“Significantly lesser quantities of drugs are smuggled directly into the United States by traffickers using maritime conveyances than by traffickers using overland routes.”
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A DUI Breakthrough?
…an estimated three out of four pot-positive DUI offenders were also positive for alcohol or other drugs when arrested.
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Another Round with Ibogaine
Apparently, some of the more level headed members of the medical community are already expressing concern about the possibility that, because of the aforementioned “national priorities”, psychedelics will avoid the usual scrutiny from experts.
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Drunk Driving in Rural America
Most interesting were the environmental and legal factors that influenced drunk driving. The young adults identified these as “minimal police presence, sparse population, and lack of alternative transportation”
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Commercial Determinants of Health
In the neverending hunt for financial rewards, poor consumer health can be viewed as collateral damage.
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She does have a point…
I don’t see how any nation, let alone the United States, can hope to have real impact on the country’s drug problems without committing to a coordinated plan of action, and then sticking with it.
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FDA favors flavors
…a substantial majority of electronic cigarettes sold in America are actually illegal
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60 Years of “Warspeak”
…a former US Senator took the time to explain to me that framing certain problems as a war rather than, say, a public health issue, made it much easier to marshal public support and (hopefully) a lot of funding.
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Across State Lines
I have little confidence in the ability (or willingness) of Internet companies to determine if a prospective purchaser is underage.
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Is Social Media Addictive?
It would be difficult for the defense to argue that this isn’t done intentionally, for the purpose of keeping patrons coming back for more. And more, and more.
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