A near-catastrophe, featuring psilocybin
...it’s a fairly typical example of delusional thinking. Incredibly dangerous when the person was psychosis is flying an airplane.
Ketamine for AUD?
"How many fewer days?" was my question. Looks like about 10%. So if the subject ordinarily drank every day, they eliminated one drinking day in ten?
Here’s how it happened: An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, hitching a ride in the cockpit of one of the airline’s regular regular flights, suddenly attempts to turn off the airplane’s engines, in mid air.
He wasn’t successful, and later confessed to having ingested psilocybin "magic mushrooms" some 48 hours before the flight-- as part of a "remembrance ceremony," he says, for a deceased friend.
Some memory. Two days later, believing he was trapped in a dream and might already be dead, he jeopardized the lives of dozens of passengers.
And as a result, he now faces 83 counts of attempted murder. One of many stories that followed.
Ordinarily, the acute effects of psilocybin last perhaps 4 to 6 hours. There have been cases, however, of a condition known as Hallucinogen Persisting Perceptual Disorder (HPPD), where visual and auditory effects can continue for days or weeks or even longer. Here’s something on that subject.
But this struck me as well beyond that--...
He wasn’t successful, and later confessed to having ingested psilocybin "magic mushrooms" some 48 hours before the flight-- as part of a "remembrance ceremony," he says, for a deceased friend.
Some memory. Two days later, believing he was trapped in a dream and might already be dead, he jeopardized the lives of dozens of passengers.
And as a result, he now faces 83 counts of attempted murder. One of many stories that followed.
Ordinarily, the acute effects of psilocybin last perhaps 4 to 6 hours. There have been cases, however, of a condition known as Hallucinogen Persisting Perceptual Disorder (HPPD), where visual and auditory effects can continue for days or weeks or even longer. Here’s something on that subject.
But this struck me as well beyond that--...
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A near-catastrophe, featuring psilocybin
...it’s a fairly typical example of delusional thinking. Incredibly dangerous when the person was psychosis is flying an airplane.
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 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.
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?
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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“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.
