In Luxury’s Lap, with lorazepam
I doubt the Pharma firm that makes and markets lorazepam could’ve hoped for a better ad for its product.
Mushrooming Athletes
Because studies also suggest some real risks. Dangers, in fact. It's possible that the current wave of fawning reports of miraculous cures could be replaced by stories of horrific incidents.
To me, offering addiction treatment to inmates while in correctional institutions is just plain common sense. But as for research evidence, there apparently isn't enough yet to convince governments to mandate it. Here’s something on that subject:
Providing substance use disorder treatment in correctional settings: knowledge gaps and proposed research priorities—overview and commentary
Currently, the US corrections population numbers around 1.8 million persons, an estimated 65% of whom have an active substance use disorder. In fact, it often played a key role in the crimes that led to their incarceration.
Given that, it seems an awful waste to miss out on an opportunity to address alcohol and drug problems while the offender is literally a ‘captive’ audience.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
We in the treatment community need to recognize that correctional institutions have their own mission, values, and culture, quite apart from what we think of as a therapeutic...
Providing substance use disorder treatment in correctional settings: knowledge gaps and proposed research priorities—overview and commentary
Currently, the US corrections population numbers around 1.8 million persons, an estimated 65% of whom have an active substance use disorder. In fact, it often played a key role in the crimes that led to their incarceration.
Given that, it seems an awful waste to miss out on an opportunity to address alcohol and drug problems while the offender is literally a ‘captive’ audience.
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
We in the treatment community need to recognize that correctional institutions have their own mission, values, and culture, quite apart from what we think of as a therapeutic...
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In Luxury’s Lap, with lorazepam
I doubt the Pharma firm that makes and markets lorazepam could’ve hoped for a better ad for its product.
Pot and the Pregnant Person
They suggest... physicians and practitioners be trained in ways to address the topic with the patient, person to person, so they can reassure her that it isn’t a plot to penalize the woman, or to take away her baby.
Out of Focus
...plenty of Americans are involved as well, and presumably would continue their involvement in future, if they think they can get away with it.
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A Treatment Program in a Corrections Setting
...it seems an awful waste to miss out on an opportunity to address their alcohol and drug problems while they’re literally a ‘captive’ audience.
A Massive Growth Spurt for Gambling
...a 24-fold increase in six short years. Almost all of it in the form of bets placed online. No casino, no off-track betting parlor required.
Shatter and Dab
Because of its extraordinary strength, shatter and its brother concentrates tend to attract more experienced users, in search of additional impact from drug use.
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.
Anonymity — Out of Date?
...isn’t TikTok and influencer culture undeniably afflicted with far too much of,that same “ambition and illegitimate pride” that AA’s founders felt they must avoid?
A Treatment Program in a Corrections Setting
...it seems an awful waste to miss out on an opportunity to address their alcohol and drug problems while they’re literally a ‘captive’ audience.
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“Struck Sober”
It’s not an especially common phenomenon. I can’t think of more than a few I’ve met or read about that cite such an experience.
Overstimulated?
I was nonetheless surprised to learn that one of the areas where use increased the most was among people in their 70s.
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.
“Struck Sober”
It’s not an especially common phenomenon. I can’t think of more than a few I’ve met or read about that cite such an experience.
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.
