A Patch for Prevention?
I can imagine some users — not all, but more than a few — will make use of the patch to facilitate further unaccompanied fentanyl use, confident now that they won’t inadvertently overdose. And being surprised when they did.
Update on Pot-related DWI…
Apparently, cannabis testing yields an unacceptable number of false positive results.
No, we don’t want any more new drugs of abuse, thank you, Nevertheless, it appears that we’re getting one.
It’s an opioid, naturally. Synthetic in origin, probably highly addictive, if it doesn’t kill the user first — which it might very well do.
Its name: cychlorphine. It’s incredibly dangerous. And it’s showing up in the news in stories like this one.
Teen's death sparks warning over opioid stronger than fentanyl
Like fentanyl, cychlorphine is often mixed in with better known substances such as methamphetamine and cocaine, without the user’s knowledge, of course. That just makes it doubly dangerous.
Some of the more interesting characteristics of cychlorphine:
Microscopic amounts can cause rapid and fatal respiratory depression.
Due to its extreme potency, multiple doses of naloxone are frequently needed to reverse its effects and stop an overdose.
It belongs to the orphine class of powerful, man-made opioids, as opposed to the...
It’s an opioid, naturally. Synthetic in origin, probably highly addictive, if it doesn’t kill the user first — which it might very well do.
Its name: cychlorphine. It’s incredibly dangerous. And it’s showing up in the news in stories like this one.
Teen's death sparks warning over opioid stronger than fentanyl
Like fentanyl, cychlorphine is often mixed in with better known substances such as methamphetamine and cocaine, without the user’s knowledge, of course. That just makes it doubly dangerous.
Some of the more interesting characteristics of cychlorphine:
Microscopic amounts can cause rapid and fatal respiratory depression.
Due to its extreme potency, multiple doses of naloxone are frequently needed to reverse its effects and stop an overdose.
It belongs to the orphine class of powerful, man-made opioids, as opposed to the...
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A Patch for Prevention?
I can imagine some users — not all, but more than a few — will make use of the patch to facilitate further unaccompanied fentanyl use, confident now that they won’t inadvertently overdose. And being surprised when they did.
Those Troubling OD Statistics
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.
An Inside Look at Drug Court
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.
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We Don’t Want A New Drug
It’s an opioid, naturally. Synthetic in origin, probably highly addictive, if it doesn’t kill the user first — which it will probably do.
The Changing Face of CHS
CHS may not be diagnosed, however, because heavy users of cannabis tend to minimize that when questioned by the doctor.
We Don’t Want A New Drug
It’s an opioid, naturally. Synthetic in origin, probably highly addictive, if it doesn’t kill the user first — which it will probably do.
What We Can Learn from Estonia
...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.
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.
AI Screening for OUD
My guess: Superior nagging by the AI, in the form of alerts and reminders, resulted in better physician follow through.
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A Young Gambler’s story
It’s a common misconception, that somehow repeated failures precede eventual success. They don’t.
Rage-baited
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
A Young Gambler’s story
It’s a common misconception, that somehow repeated failures precede eventual success. They don’t.
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.
