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War on Drugs

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Medical Notes: Increased Pedestrian Fatalities, How Law Enforcement Contributes To Overdose Deaths, and the Dangers of Gas Stoves

>> July 19, 2023

Are crosswalks as safe as you think? The war on drugs may be making things worse. Should your stove be gas or electric?

topics: Law Enforcement and Police| News and Headlines| Opioid Epidemic| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Police| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Technology| Transportation and Traffic Safety| War on Drugs

Medical Notes: Pain Management and the Evolution of Hair

>> July 5, 2023

Stop pain at the cellular level. New treatments for eye disease may be right around the corner. Curly hair has helped humanity survive.

topics: Evolution| Inflammation and Pain| Medication| News and Headlines| Opioid Epidemic| Public Health| Research and Clinical Trials| War on Drugs
CBD::The Truth About the Latest Health Craze

CBD––The Truth About the Latest Health Craze

>> July 3, 2019

Suddenly, cannabis-related, hemp-derived CBD is almost everywhere. CBD’s FDA status is murky, and we know very little about its benefits, thanks in part to its former place on DEA Schedule 1. How much has been proven about its supposed health qualities? What are the risks? Experts discuss in depth.

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Cannabis and Medical Marijuana| Consumer Safety| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Federal and State Government| Federal Government| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Law Enforcement and Police| Patient Care and Safety| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Research and Clinical Trials| War on Drugs
criminalizing addiction

Addiction, Relapse and Criminalization

>> August 12, 2018

After criminal convictions, many people with substance use disorder are placed on probation with the condition they remain completely drug free. They are often jailed when they relapse, setting back recovery and removing them from treatment that helps keep them clean. Is that fair, when relapse is a common symptom of their disease (and many others)?

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Constitutional Rights| Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Drug Use and Abuse| Ethics| Government and Legislation| Jails and Prisons| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Mass Incarceration| Morality| Neuroscience and Neurology| Opioid Epidemic| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Philosophy and Ethics| Prevention| Psychiatry| Psychology| Psychology and Psychiatry| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Recovery| Substance Abuse| Treatments| War on Drugs
Drug Abuse and Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction and Drug Abuse

>> June 17, 2018

As the opioid crisis continues, the city of Vancouver, BC, has found that a harm reduction approach helps addicts move to safer drug use and eventually getting clean. An author who’s watched the process discusses the controversial approach of officially allowing drug use, but in safer conditions.

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Children and Youth at Risk| Drug Use and Abuse| Harm Reduction| Opioid Epidemic| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Public Health and Public Safety| Substance Abuse| Vulnerable Populations| War on Drugs
The Nature of Addiction

The Nature of Addiction

>> April 19, 2015

Many people have misconceptions about what addiction is and is not. A noted British journalist explains how these myths fuel the war on drugs, and alternatives that might really curb addiction and drug trafficking.

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Drug Use and Abuse| Law Enforcement and Police| Myths| Substance Abuse| War on Drugs

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