I know what the science says, and if asked, I can share that. But I don’t expect anyone to say, “whoa, I never knew! thank God you told me!”, and then immediately quit smoking pot.
Ordinarily, I would expect a study to follow subjects for at least a couple of months…. But maybe the drug makers were eager to show the public how quickly a single treatment relieved depression symptoms.
Ordinarily, I would expect a study to follow subjects for at least a couple of months…. But maybe the drug makers were eager to show the public how quickly a single treatment relieved depression symptoms.
In recent months, samples have been found with as much as 20% fentanyl content. It’s easy to see how this could increase both the total number of overdoses, and the percentage of victims who did not survive.
Even today, the estimated cost for keeping someone under drug court supervision is in the range of $2500 to $4000 a year. Compare that to estimates of $20,000 to as high as $50,000 (in some expensive states), simply to maintain someone in a cell for the same period.
It’s a familiar path that countless others have trod before him. For most of them, things didn’t turn out too well. I’m sure he knows that. We all know that, don’t we?
It’s a familiar path that countless others have trod before him. For most of them, things didn’t turn out too well. I’m sure he knows that. We all know that, don’t we?
“Pouch” nicotine is a synthetic form of the drug that has been enhanced for rapid absorption and speedy delivery to the brain — changes that render it far more addictive.
...the situation has improved, mostly because of renewed efforts on the demand side. Estonia adopted harm reduction strategies used effectively in other countries, such as take-home naloxone; ready access to MAT; and efforts to destigmatize drug use and drug users.
One young man explained that he avoided speaker meetings because the “drunkalogues” he heard triggered in him an awful craving for a drink.
A significant percent who enter treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), will also have a moderate to severe problem with cannabis, although they may not recognize that.
From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
From a counseling standpoint, it’s a time when we ought to be advising patients to restrict their social media activity, at the very least to selected forums and sites that support recovery goals
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.
...there are other folks out there like these— pretending to sobriety yet still secretly using, and hoping to avoid the sort of trouble that haunted them in the past.
...with law enforcement agencies taking on vastly different roles, planning and practicing our response appears more important than in the past.
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
...the author, who grew up in and around the region, chose to use its earnings to found Higher Ground, a home for recovering women.
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
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.
