A drug test hits the headlines…
...simply holding up a sheet of paper with numbers purporting to be the results of a drug test, may possibly be the least reliable way to demonstrate continuing abstinence from drug use.
Defense: Intellectualizing
Eventually, things get so bad that the details become irrelevant and the objections seem unimportant.
This came as news to me, and possibly to you as well. It’s from Forbes, and focuses on the development of a fast-growing market for THC-infused beverages.
Weed In A Can: How Cannabis Drinks Are Changing The Ritual Of Drinking
The article describes a market segment that is "...maturing quickly, especially at the high-dose end." That makes sense: the ptendency is for makers to start with lower doses, build tolerance, then wait for more customers to appear, seeking something stronger.
"High dose THC generated $141 million in U.S. dispensary sales, compared to $20.7 million for 10-milligram drinks and $8 million for 25-milligram formats." It’s clear which products the customers prefer. It’s a clear bias in favor of high THC products. That’s where the $$$ will be.
“I want the jet-powered stuff,” a user stated, when asked. “I don’t fool around.”
Suppose some entrepreneurial daredevil comes up comes up with a 200 mg THC product. What percent of users...
Weed In A Can: How Cannabis Drinks Are Changing The Ritual Of Drinking
The article describes a market segment that is "...maturing quickly, especially at the high-dose end." That makes sense: the ptendency is for makers to start with lower doses, build tolerance, then wait for more customers to appear, seeking something stronger.
"High dose THC generated $141 million in U.S. dispensary sales, compared to $20.7 million for 10-milligram drinks and $8 million for 25-milligram formats." It’s clear which products the customers prefer. It’s a clear bias in favor of high THC products. That’s where the $$$ will be.
“I want the jet-powered stuff,” a user stated, when asked. “I don’t fool around.”
Suppose some entrepreneurial daredevil comes up comes up with a 200 mg THC product. What percent of users...
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A drug test hits the headlines…
...simply holding up a sheet of paper with numbers purporting to be the results of a drug test, may possibly be the least reliable way to demonstrate continuing abstinence from drug use.
OD Epidemic Nearing an End?
I couldn’t help noticing: The lack of references to the effectiveness of interdiction and law-enforcement.
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To date, we continue to lack a widely- used, effective roadside method for detecting cannabis impaired driving.
Hardcore, once more
Incarceration alone is almost never very effective— in fact, drinking may well resume the day the offender is released.
Odds & Ends from Pot Nation
To date, we continue to lack a widely- used, effective roadside method for detecting cannabis impaired driving.
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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.
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The Natural History of PTSD
...nearly as many participants experienced worsening symptoms over time as those who improved. In those cases, time wasn’t much of a healer.
The Natural History of PTSD
...nearly as many participants experienced worsening symptoms over time as those who improved. In those cases, time wasn’t much of a healer.
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Anxious parents are seeking coverage for proven behavioral therapies and getting turned down.
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In fact, in many instances, the trauma that occurs after they’re addicted is more damaging than what happened before.
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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
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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.
