A Closer Look at Overdose
All this time and money spent on sophisticated technology and systems to track patterns in use, and scientists are still forced to rely on data that’s six months out of date?
Odds & Ends from Pot Nation
To date, we continue to lack a widely- used, effective roadside method for detecting cannabis impaired driving.
If there’s any illness that scares people as much as cancer, it’s dementia. Now, in addition to research that shows alcohol consumption directly increases cancer risk, there‘s evidence that it can also increase someone’s risk for dementia.
Here’s a summary, courtesy of CNN:
There is no safe amount of alcohol when it comes to dementia, study finds
Once again, the new evidence runs smack into the many misconceptions in the public’s mind, most based on earlier studies that claimed to prove the exact opposite.
“Sure, drinking too much is probably bad for you,“ someone would observe, at nearly every cocktail party or drinking occasion, “but Science has proven that moderate drinking is actually good for your health.” And close with that smug expression a drinker gets when they think Science is on their side.
Except as often happens, newer research has come along to contradict the findings from earlier studies.
Some of that is due to a change in...
Here’s a summary, courtesy of CNN:
There is no safe amount of alcohol when it comes to dementia, study finds
Once again, the new evidence runs smack into the many misconceptions in the public’s mind, most based on earlier studies that claimed to prove the exact opposite.
“Sure, drinking too much is probably bad for you,“ someone would observe, at nearly every cocktail party or drinking occasion, “but Science has proven that moderate drinking is actually good for your health.” And close with that smug expression a drinker gets when they think Science is on their side.
Except as often happens, newer research has come along to contradict the findings from earlier studies.
Some of that is due to a change in...
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Those Pesky Narcosubs
...surviving an ocean voyage in these vehicles is far from guaranteed. And if the sub sinks, the cargo sinks with it.
A Closer Look at Overdose
All this time and money spent on sophisticated technology and systems to track patterns in use, and scientists are still forced to rely on data that’s six months out of date?
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 Link with Dementia
“The genetic analyses results (showed) that even small amounts of alcohol could increase dementia risk…”
Hardcore, once more
Incarceration alone is almost never very effective— in fact, drinking may well resume the day the offender is released.
A Link with Dementia
“The genetic analyses results (showed) that even small amounts of alcohol could increase dementia risk…”
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
