Death Letter
The researchers were interested in whether receipt of such a letter would cause the physician to be more cautious in prescribing in future. The answer: It did.
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Placebo, Pot, and Pain
…how cannabis is covered in the media reinforces and can strengthen the user’s faith in the value of cannabis – well beyond the science, as the saying goes.
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A Possible Breakthrough involving Fentanyl
Where fentanyl is present, single doses of naloxone often prove inadequate.
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SUDs Have A Long Tail
If someone was sick enough at some point to have been hospitalized for treatment of an SUD, they’re statistically more likely to suffer from other diseases later in life.
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THC, Mental Illness, & Addiction
Use of higher potency cannabis products does appear to raise the user’s risk of both Cannabis Use Disorders (CUD) and psychosis. The association was less clear for depression and anxiety.
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In The News: Apathy and Pot
I’m sure this is helpful information but I’d be more interested in something new on CUD patients with more severe DSM5 profiles.
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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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The Natural History of Recovery – Cannabis
That reminded me of the advice given to newcomers who thought they didn’t need treatment, to “give it your best shot, and if things don’t work out, come back and see us.”
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A Problem in Prescribing?
…no more than 7.4% of overdose patients had received a prescription for naloxone following an overdose. That covers both the initial visit and any follow-up contacts the hospital required.
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A Bad Outcome– and Avoidable
It may be that psychotherapy itself needs greater definition. The National Institutes for Mental Health define it online as “a term for a variety of treatment techniques that aim to help a person identify and change troubling emotions, thoughts, and behavior.”
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Is Cannabis Effective for OUD?
I wish cannabis was effective for the treatment of opioid disorders. I mean, we could use the help. But so far, it doesn’t appear to qualify.
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Is Treatment via Telehealth Effective?
I noticed early on that some clinicians appeared to acclimate to the telehealth model far more easily than other did.
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