A Big Bet on an Uncertain Future
...simply relocating a common human and societal problem online is only going to expand its scope, and with that, the sheer number of problems it will inevitably create.
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?
So it begins-- the battle to impose and maintain some degree of control over online betting, in all its many forms.
From a recent article in The Guardian:
US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warns
"The gambling crisis ‘demands a public health response’ and should be regulated like alcohol or tobacco, expert says."
To which I say: Well, duh.
The fact is, simply relocating a common human and societal problem online is only going to expand its scope, and the number of difficulties it will inevitably create.
So why do that? Well, it’s usually as a result of political and social pressure from powerful interests. And the motivation behind that pressure is the desire for profit.
Once gambling is in place, legally speaking, the real question becomes how best to regulate it, in order to minimize the harmful consequences that follow. The people who are assigned the task of imposing regulation know in advance that...
From a recent article in The Guardian:
US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warns
"The gambling crisis ‘demands a public health response’ and should be regulated like alcohol or tobacco, expert says."
To which I say: Well, duh.
The fact is, simply relocating a common human and societal problem online is only going to expand its scope, and the number of difficulties it will inevitably create.
So why do that? Well, it’s usually as a result of political and social pressure from powerful interests. And the motivation behind that pressure is the desire for profit.
Once gambling is in place, legally speaking, the real question becomes how best to regulate it, in order to minimize the harmful consequences that follow. The people who are assigned the task of imposing regulation know in advance that...
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Numbers Game
“Significantly lesser quantities of drugs are smuggled directly into the United States by traffickers using maritime conveyances than by traffickers using overland routes.”
A Big Bet on an Uncertain Future
...simply relocating a common human and societal problem online is only going to expand its scope, and with that, the sheer number of problems it will inevitably create.
Another Round with Ibogaine
Apparently, some of the more level headed members of the medical community are already expressing concern about the possibility that, because of the aforementioned “national priorities”, psychedelics will avoid the usual scrutiny from experts.
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Addicted to Exercise?
Like addicts deprived of their drug of choice, the compulsive exerciser may report a deep sense of loss, accompanied by symptoms such as sleeplessness, irritability, depression, anxiety.
Addicted to Exercise?
Like addicts deprived of their drug of choice, the compulsive exerciser may report a deep sense of loss, accompanied by symptoms such as sleeplessness, irritability, depression, anxiety.
Medical MJ for MH
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.
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.
The Storytellers
One young man explained that he avoided speaker meetings because the “drunkalogues” he heard triggered in him an awful craving for a drink.
PAP or Pill?
Those humble antidepressants have their own advantages, of course. For one thing, they’re likely to be cheaper, more readily available.
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Overdiagnosed?
She wasn’t seeking medication for the disorder. She was simply using ADHD as a way to understand some of the mysteries of her past behavior.
Overdiagnosed?
She wasn’t seeking medication for the disorder. She was simply using ADHD as a way to understand some of the mysteries of her past behavior.
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.
Is This Recovery?
...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.
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.
