D8: A Backwards Look
Although to be frank, I don't know how you'd verify what appeared on the seller's website. There's no real regulatory oversight to cross-check the claims, is there?
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An Insider’s Take on Gambling Promotion
Bettors at the race track report feeling a distinct sense of relief after they place a bet – again, regardless of the outcome. “That’s what I was chasing,” admitted one person now in recovery. “That feeling. Except it doesn’t last. So you keep chasing.”
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Another Look at Gabapentin
A family physician in New Mexico mentioned having seen several new patients, all young, over the course of a few weeks – all of whom claimed to be on unusually high-doses of the drug, and seeking new prescriptions.
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Most Addiction Specialists Support Psychedelics for SUDs?
I know many clinicians who otherwise support psychedelics for therapeutic use are nonetheless concerned about the cottage industry that could grow up around them if legalized.
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How Potent is Your Pot?
Compare it to the corner dealer arguing that if he didn’t supply his customers, someone else would. Worse, they might be less scrupulous than he is.
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The FDA in Two Acts
It’s the opposite of transparency, and greatly limits opportunities to improve the system, so as to reduce the risk of future boondoggles.
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Cannabis Coalition
Feels a bit like the city fathers of Tombstone in the midst of an outbreak of gunfighting, deciding that maybe now would be a good time to hire a couple more deputies.
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Cannabis and Corruption
States where recreational cannabis is legal– 17 of them now, I believe– still have drug-related crime. Just of a different variety.
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Corruption and Public Health
I’m always a bit skeptical about high profile political spankings. All too often, their bark turns out to be far worse than the eventual bite.
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Government and Opioids
No matter what the subject under discussion, the real business of government never changes.
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Labeling Benzos
For a long time, many medical professionals were resistant to the idea that benzos could be hazardous unless the patient took too many at once, or mixed them with alcohol.
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A Move to Regulate Vaping
These businesses, many of them small shops, may have aggressively marketed these products for commercial reward.
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What About the FDA?
…the FDA, like the CDC, is just one part of the massive Department of Health and Human Services, and therefore subject to all sorts of political influence and frankly, pressure.
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