Europeans Drink, Too
Lobbying by the alcohol industry is also an issue in Europe. That won’t surprise us in America.
A Student of Psychedelics…
That sounds expensive and time-consuming, which would make it less attractive to third-party payers such as insurance companies.
Continuing on the general subject of meth addiction and its treatment: If you aren’t yet aware of it, ASAM has provided a handy set of guidelines for physicians and other professionals in managing stimulant withdrawal syndromes in practice. Here’s a link to where it can be downloaded, if you’re interested.
Something I also found of considerable interest — this extensive review of the literature on stimulant withdrawal that first appeared in the journal Addiction:
Clinical Management of Psychostimulant Withdrawal: Review of the Evidence
The authors cover the whole range of symptoms and treatments, too many to address here. I’ll just note a few of their observations.
Acute withdrawal symptoms from stimulants peak after the first 2-3 days following abrupt cessation of use, and appear to resolve within 4-7 days.
Symptoms include “depression, anhedonia, anxiety, irritability, physical discomfort (including headaches, body aches, dental pain), fatigue,...
Something I also found of considerable interest — this extensive review of the literature on stimulant withdrawal that first appeared in the journal Addiction:
Clinical Management of Psychostimulant Withdrawal: Review of the Evidence
The authors cover the whole range of symptoms and treatments, too many to address here. I’ll just note a few of their observations.
Acute withdrawal symptoms from stimulants peak after the first 2-3 days following abrupt cessation of use, and appear to resolve within 4-7 days.
Symptoms include “depression, anhedonia, anxiety, irritability, physical discomfort (including headaches, body aches, dental pain), fatigue,...
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A Bad Test Result
I don’t know how often we question the findings, but it makes me think that a critical examination of our own procedures, say on a quarterly and yearly basis, might be a heck of a good idea.
OD Epidemic Nearing an End?
I couldn’t help noticing: The lack of references to the effectiveness of interdiction and law-enforcement.
Europeans Drink, Too
Lobbying by the alcohol industry is also an issue in Europe. That won’t surprise us in America.
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Super-Meth?
The NYT article did strike me as, well, a bit histrionic in tone, along the lines of the early media pieces about crack following the death of basketball star Len Bias.
Hardcore, once more
Incarceration alone is almost never very effective— in fact, drinking may well resume the day the offender is released.
Super-Meth?
The NYT article did strike me as, well, a bit histrionic in tone, along the lines of the early media pieces about crack following the death of basketball star Len Bias.
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.
Aging in Recovery
She emphasizes how much stigma is encountered by older recovering persons in the healthcare system.
Change, at Ground Level
...real progress has been made -- especially with the most challenging population, the very chronic, relapsing, “street" drug user.
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Managing Withdrawal from Stimulants
If you aren’t yet aware of it, ASAM has provided a handy set of guidelines for physicians and other professionals in managing stimulant withdrawal syndromes in practice.
Managing Withdrawal from Stimulants
If you aren’t yet aware of it, ASAM has provided a handy set of guidelines for physicians and other professionals in managing stimulant withdrawal syndromes in practice.
Autism Can Be Expensive
Anxious parents are seeking coverage for proven behavioral therapies and getting turned down.
Exercising for Chronic Pain Relief
We've known for several decades that regular exercise, even the mild sort, helps lessen symptoms of depression. It comes as no surprise that it may also help with CPS and the mood problems that accompany it.
Drugs in Jail
If 70% or more of a jail population has been identified as having a drug or alcohol problem – that does happen – then what you’re really operating is a treatment center that happens to have bars on the windows and guards at the entrance.
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First Person Hard Charger
In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
First Person Hard Charger
In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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.
