Alcohol and Cancer: Who Knew?
Americans have spent the last year indulging in more drinking than before, blaming it on the pandemic, lockdowns, etc. Are we really ready to give that up?
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Cannabis and The Age of First Use
…how would a whole industry based in recreational pot reduce access for underage kids?
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Second Hand Pot Smoke
…cannabis, particularly in the more potent forms that characterize contemporary use, does alter how people think and feel.
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Another Research Roundup
Wherever addiction is present, unintended overdose is the consequence, not the disease.
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Stigmatized
Logically, the disease model of addiction shouldn’t threaten anyone’s belief in their own ability to recover, any more than a diagnosis of diabetes or hypertension suggests you can’t successfully recover from those illnesses.
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How Conspiracy Theories Work
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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More on Incentives
One program complained that the incentive program seemed to work best with people who were already more motivated, and not as well with more resistant clients.
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Heavy Drinking vs Alcoholism
It isn’t nature vs. nurture. It’s both.
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Cannabis as a Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
So why hasn’t cannabis already prevented them from developing a severe opioid problem?
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Who’s Dropping Acid
It’s likely because of all the favorable attention that hallucinogens have received in the popular media.
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The BS Factor
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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Higher and Higher
Not completely unexpectedly, the research team found that using the more potent forms substantially increased the risk for cannabis use disorders (CUDs in the US), as well as anxiety disorders.
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Have a Safe Trip…
One expert observed that “the current trend towards ‘micro-dosing’ (consuming tiny amounts of psychedelic drugs to improve creativity)… may have a strong placebo component due to widespread cultural expectations that frame the response.”
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