Across State Lines
I have little confidence in the ability (or willingness) of Internet companies to determine if a prospective purchaser is underage.
Opioids in India
The assumption is that to make sure pain control is adequate for cancer patients et al, we must make opioids widely available for a host of other conditions.
Today’s topic springs from an issue from the United Kingdom— one that could easily emerge in the US as well. I’m referring to the question of whether government reports have understated the real number of opioid fatalities.
That would be bad news, indeed. It would undermine confidence in our supposedly successful efforts to stem the tide of overdose deaths.
The original article, that first appeared in The Guardian:
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought
The alleged culprit: nitazenes in the illicit opioid supply. We’ve written about this before (here.)
According to the British study, nitazenes degrade quickly in the body, and are therefore quite difficult to detect in portmortem blood samples. That means they’re likely to be gone by the time we go looking for them.
Nitazenes can be remarkably dangerous to a user. Even a tiny amount can lead to a fatality. That’s why it’s important to detect their presence ASAP in...
That would be bad news, indeed. It would undermine confidence in our supposedly successful efforts to stem the tide of overdose deaths.
The original article, that first appeared in The Guardian:
Synthetic opioids may have caused hundreds more UK deaths than thought
The alleged culprit: nitazenes in the illicit opioid supply. We’ve written about this before (here.)
According to the British study, nitazenes degrade quickly in the body, and are therefore quite difficult to detect in portmortem blood samples. That means they’re likely to be gone by the time we go looking for them.
Nitazenes can be remarkably dangerous to a user. Even a tiny amount can lead to a fatality. That’s why it’s important to detect their presence ASAP in...
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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.
AI for Mental Health? Not So Fast
An increasing number of people rely on AI as their *primary resource for mental health concerns. That includes truly vulnerable populations, such as adolescents.
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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Undercounted?
Seriously, where’s the incentive to put out a product that could potentially kill your best customers? How in the world could that be considered a smart business move?
RFKjr. & the toilet seat
...once it is firmly in the past, it should no longer qualify as evidence of incompetence in the future. Better to treat it as part of the long road towards recovery
Undercounted?
Seriously, where’s the incentive to put out a product that could potentially kill your best customers? How in the world could that be considered a smart business move?
Life in a Hot Spot
Make it a continuing effort, using strategies based in evidence, and harnessing the power of human interaction-- instead of relying on a burst of anti-drug education, however intense.
How Many is Too Many?
After all, they call this a "relapsing" disorder.
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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The ‘Have To” Disorder
Compulsive behaviors are generally thought to stem from anxiety, and that’s certainly common enough among the newly clean and sober.
The ‘Have To” Disorder
Compulsive behaviors are generally thought to stem from anxiety, and that’s certainly common enough among the newly clean and sober.
Parenting Under The Influence
Children raised in such families are more likely to be exposed to violence, to initiate their own substance use at an earlier age, and to have mental health problems in childhood.
Is This Recovery?
...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.
Officers in the House
...with law enforcement agencies taking on vastly different roles, planning and practicing our response appears more important than in the past.
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A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
A Novel Approach
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
Diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder: Updated
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
Video: Practical Advice on Prescription Painkiller Problems
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they've always created problems for a percentage of users.
