Ketamine and The Hype Around It
I was surprised to learn that the antidepressant effects of ketamine were completely blocked by naltrexone, an opioid antagonist. That certainly suggests ketamine is making use of the brain’s opioid systems...
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by C. Scott McMillin | Oct 10, 2022 | Addictive Substances | 0 |
I was surprised to learn that the antidepressant effects of ketamine were completely blocked by naltrexone, an opioid antagonist. That certainly suggests ketamine is making use of the brain’s opioid systems...
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Some will represent the very best medicine has to offer, and others will be, well, not so great.
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But then I remembered that many in law enforcement had never accepted the opinion of medical experts on the issue.
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Will we at some point begin to see people arrive in treatment programs primarily to deal with their own harmful, possibly obsessive-compulsive relationship with social media?
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It’s not one or the other, it’s about the synergy between them– toxic ideas, with a platform that allows them to spread.
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Arguing with believers about the merits of a pet conspiracy theory is ordinarily a waste of time. It’s too easy to ignore or discount any evidence that contradicts their beliefs.
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By adding statistics, charts, graphs, and other trappings of research, it’s possible to make even the most outlandish claim appear convincing.
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Wellness products, which unlike prescription drugs can be promoted with little or no oversight from the government, are ideal for the Wild West atmosphere of today’s Internet.
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…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.
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It’s likely because of all the favorable attention that hallucinogens have received in the popular media.
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Meanwhile it’s tempting for politicians to point to a particular statistic that appears to support their position, regardless of evidence to the contrary. Think “alternative facts.”
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More likely the hope is to increase awareness of the risks, and encourage drinkers to limit consumption.
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So if some enterprising MD or PhD were to show with a proposal for research designed to prove that drinking has definite health benefits, the industry will throw money at it.
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