The Skaggs Case – an update
Would it be reasonable to expect an employer to recognize when their employee was engaged in conduct such as Kay’s? Or was that outside of their role as employer, and their responsibility for his actions?
Gas Station Heroin, Again
I can't help thinking that unintentional ODs would be fairly common, since the recommended doses on the product label would be, well, unreliable.
Time for another look at sports gambling-- not only as a big problem, but one that’s rapidly approaching crisis level.
Please note that total wagering on sporting events has increased from just under $5 billion in 2017, to more than $121 billion in 2023.
That’s right, a 24-fold increase in six short years. Almost all of it comes in the form of bets placed online. No glitzy casinos, no off-track betting parlors needed.
It’s logical to assume that the number persons with gambling disorders will have escalated as well. Based on long experience with other addictions, somewhere between five and ten percent of gamblers will have developed a gambling disorder — mild, moderate, or severe.
That’s only a guess because of our persistent difficulties with budget cuts for surveillance, defined as "activities that allow a public health authority to identify, monitor, assess, or investigate potential public health signals, such as the onsets of disease outbreaks."
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Please note that total wagering on sporting events has increased from just under $5 billion in 2017, to more than $121 billion in 2023.
That’s right, a 24-fold increase in six short years. Almost all of it comes in the form of bets placed online. No glitzy casinos, no off-track betting parlors needed.
It’s logical to assume that the number persons with gambling disorders will have escalated as well. Based on long experience with other addictions, somewhere between five and ten percent of gamblers will have developed a gambling disorder — mild, moderate, or severe.
That’s only a guess because of our persistent difficulties with budget cuts for surveillance, defined as "activities that allow a public health authority to identify, monitor, assess, or investigate potential public health signals, such as the onsets of disease outbreaks."
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The Skaggs Case – an update
Would it be reasonable to expect an employer to recognize when their employee was engaged in conduct such as Kay’s? Or was that outside of their role as employer, and their responsibility for his actions?
More Dangerous Than We Knew
Drivers who test positive for THC are fond of arguing that the positive test was based on a joint they’d smoked a while ago - or even better, that somebody else in the car had been smoking.
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.
