The road to hell was paved with victimology Michael Shellenberger, 14th August 2021, In the late 1990s and early 2000s, I worked with a group of friends and colleagues to advocate drug decriminalization, harm reduction, and criminal justice reform. I helped progressive Congressperson Maxine Waters organize civil rights leaders to advocate for needle exchange so […]
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Formal peer recovery support interventions involve services, guidance, and mentorship by specially trained individuals with lived experience of substance use and/or mental illness. This type of support may be especially useful to people with co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders who often face unique challenges initiating and sustaining recovery. In this study, the researchers examined
What Is Fentanyl: Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, a man-made drug designed to mimic the effects of natural opiates like heroin and opium. It is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and is prescribed to treat severe pain after surgery or during cancer treatment. The drug is available in several forms and under many different brand
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“My daily habit was from the minute I woke up, to the minute I passed out, all I wanted to do was get ‘high’. I was kicked out of school. Could not keep a job, I was kicked out of my house. I didn’t have any money; the only money I could get was what
Will lost almost everything: jobs, his driver’s license, his car, his marriage and his home. He found enough temporary work to pay rent on a room, ate at soup kitchens, and stole and resold goods for cash. “Feeding that addiction,” he says. “Feeding that monster.” We’re only using Will’s first name because future landlords or
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The Dubbo region will benefit from a $31.5 million investment in drug rehabilitation and access to justice. Deputy Premier John Barilaro today announced the NSW Government will invest $27.9 million over the coming four financial years to expand the NSW Drug Court to Dubbo, on top of the recent $3.6 million upgrade to the city’s courthouse. “The
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On the other side, the 12‑step‑oriented model of addiction treatment needs to add medication as a fully respected, long-term option for patients with opioid use disorder. That is a huge step for them to take. Not all OUD patients will choose MAT, but having it available to them is in the patients’ interests. The Hazelden
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Background: Alcohol and other drug (AOD) problems confer a global, prodigious burden of disease, disability, and premature mortality. Even so, little is known regarding how, and by what means, individuals successfully resolve AOD problems. Greater knowledge would inform policy and guide service provision. Method: Probability-based survey of US adult population estimating: 1) AOD problem resolution
Cannabis Use Is Associated With Suicidal Ideation Among Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy: Cannabis use is associated with suicidal behavior in the general population. This Canadian study investigated the association between cannabis use and suicidal ideation in cohort of participants aged 16 or older with opioid use disorder who were receiving
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Apr 13, 2021, Conor Gallagher There are about 10,000 people on Methadone Maintenance Therapy in Ireland. Photograph: iStock Methadone users who wish to become drug free are being discouraged by doctors, who are often more interested in increasing patients’ doses, a new study claims. Those prescribed methadone to help them stay off heroin describe themselves
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