A Bad Test Result
I don’t know how often we question the findings, but it makes me think that a critical examination of our own procedures, say on a quarterly and yearly basis, might be a heck of a good idea.
Masked
...in the addiction field we continually encounter people who are very resistant to evidence. To the point where they simply cannot perceive certain facts about themselves and their lives.
This looked like a fun read:
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
The article speculates about a possible role for fermented fruit in the origins of the practice we know as feasting. Thanksgiving and Christmas would be two familiar examples. Apparently, other primates beat us to it.
Chimpanzees, according to the article, do not ordinarily share their food with one another, but will make an exception in the case of fermented mangos. Who knew?
It’s easy to understand how primates and other animals discovered fermentation-- it happens naturally when fruit is left to lay around. I wondered if it was the alcohol in the fruit that promoted friendly feelings among the chimps, the way alcoholic drinks do for humans at parties.
Maybe the chimps even broke out in song, like the Irish sometimes do in pubs (kidding).
Scientists have long wondered how humans were first exposed to intoxicating substances, and not only alcohol. Take hallucinogens:...
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
The article speculates about a possible role for fermented fruit in the origins of the practice we know as feasting. Thanksgiving and Christmas would be two familiar examples. Apparently, other primates beat us to it.
Chimpanzees, according to the article, do not ordinarily share their food with one another, but will make an exception in the case of fermented mangos. Who knew?
It’s easy to understand how primates and other animals discovered fermentation-- it happens naturally when fruit is left to lay around. I wondered if it was the alcohol in the fruit that promoted friendly feelings among the chimps, the way alcoholic drinks do for humans at parties.
Maybe the chimps even broke out in song, like the Irish sometimes do in pubs (kidding).
Scientists have long wondered how humans were first exposed to intoxicating substances, and not only alcohol. Take hallucinogens:...
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A Bad Test Result
I don’t know how often we question the findings, but it makes me think that a critical examination of our own procedures, say on a quarterly and yearly basis, might be a heck of a good idea.
Detection Dilemma
Seems to me this is just another weakness in the plan to rely on border control and enforcement to stem the rise of synthetic drugs in the US.
Does Minimum Unit Pricing Work?
I'd have to call MUP a blunt instrument. One that does achieve its primary goal-- that’s important-- but not without possible consequences.
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Ancestry of Alcohol
It’s easy to understand how primates and other animals discovered fermentation — it happens naturally when fruit is left to lay around.
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Incarceration alone is almost never very effective— in fact, drinking may well resume the day the offender is released.
Ancestry of Alcohol
It’s easy to understand how primates and other animals discovered fermentation — it happens naturally when fruit is left to lay around.
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.
Aging in Recovery
She emphasizes how much stigma is encountered by older recovering persons in the healthcare system.
Change, at Ground Level
...real progress has been made -- especially with the most challenging population, the very chronic, relapsing, “street" drug user.
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“It was never a problem”
That's important in a treatment context, because a history of multiple drug use means they will be tempted to focus on one substance -- their "drug of choice", whatever they may feel that is -- while minimizing the importance of the others.
“It was never a problem”
That's important in a treatment context, because a history of multiple drug use means they will be tempted to focus on one substance -- their "drug of choice", whatever they may feel that is -- while minimizing the importance of the others.
Autism Can Be Expensive
Anxious parents are seeking coverage for proven behavioral therapies and getting turned down.
Exercising for Chronic Pain Relief
We've known for several decades that regular exercise, even the mild sort, helps lessen symptoms of depression. It comes as no surprise that it may also help with CPS and the mood problems that accompany it.
Drugs in Jail
If 70% or more of a jail population has been identified as having a drug or alcohol problem – that does happen – then what you’re really operating is a treatment center that happens to have bars on the windows and guards at the entrance.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
First Person Hard Charger
In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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.
