The Scottish Problem
As for treatment, the best estimate I could find was that 40% of Scotland’s chronic drug users were enrolled in programs, as opposed to 60% in England.
ODs in NYC
Which brings us to the issue of Supervised Injection Sites (SIS). An outbreak such as the one in New York is the strongest argument for these centers.
Lucas Erceg is a relief pitcher, a good one, for the Kansas City Royals. He spoke recently about his own struggles with addiction and recovery to an audience of inmates at a correctional facility in Missouri. ESPN was there.
I imagine many in the audience could relate. After all, an estimated 60 to 65% of the incarcerated population have an active substance use disorder. Even those who don’t qualify for an SUD diagnosis are likely to have been under influence when they committed the crime(s) that landed them in jail.
More than once, I’ve been approached by a stranger who wants me to know that something I wrote or said during a talk turned their life around. I might’ve have believed it if not for the night a man thanked me profusely for a speech I gave at the state mental hospital, one that led him, he claimed, to "turn [his] life completely around, at long last."
I accepted his thanks so as not to disappoint him, but  I’ve never actually been to that hospital,...
I imagine many in the audience could relate. After all, an estimated 60 to 65% of the incarcerated population have an active substance use disorder. Even those who don’t qualify for an SUD diagnosis are likely to have been under influence when they committed the crime(s) that landed them in jail.
More than once, I’ve been approached by a stranger who wants me to know that something I wrote or said during a talk turned their life around. I might’ve have believed it if not for the night a man thanked me profusely for a speech I gave at the state mental hospital, one that led him, he claimed, to "turn [his] life completely around, at long last."
I accepted his thanks so as not to disappoint him, but  I’ve never actually been to that hospital,...
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The Scottish Problem
As for treatment, the best estimate I could find was that 40% of Scotland’s chronic drug users were enrolled in programs, as opposed to 60% in England.
OMG- A Conspiracy?
I won’t attempt to translate that into dollars of lost revenue, but I imagine it’s a considerable sum.
A Bad Cut, at a Bad Time
Lives are at stake. We can’t rely on hunches. We need facts.
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Motivational Speaker
Even if the listener fails to respond to the message, the speaker will benefit from having shared it. When the two do connect, however, it can feel like a minor miracle.
Hardcore, once more
Incarceration alone is almost never very effective— in fact, drinking may well resume the day the offender is released.
Here We Go Again (Kratom)
...many of the former treatment patients quickly developed the same problems with kratom that they had with alcohol or cocaine or heroin— compulsive use, loss of control, and continued use despite adverse consequences.Â
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.
Motivational Speaker
Even if the listener fails to respond to the message, the speaker will benefit from having shared it. When the two do connect, however, it can feel like a minor miracle.
Should We Pay People Not to Use Meth?
...the fastest growing drug of abuse in many areas is methamphetamine, a stimulant. Incentive programs for drug abuse patients first appeared in the treatment of stimulant disorders, and much of the  evidence in support of the practice is based there.
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Overstimulated?
I was nonetheless surprised to learn that one of the areas where use increased the most was among people in their 70s.Â
Overstimulated?
I was nonetheless surprised to learn that one of the areas where use increased the most was among people in their 70s.Â
Autism Can Be Expensive
Anxious parents are seeking coverage for proven behavioral therapies and getting turned down.
Intrusions into the Mind
...there solely to promote an impulse purchase of something the viewer doesn’t actually need or want. In this case,  a return to drug use.
How Long Is Too Long? Board-wise.
Longtime members may become proprietary towards the organization, and resist much-needed improvements on the grounds that "we’ve always done it this way."
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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.
