Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those who resolved problems with alcohol or other drugs, report investigators from the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). …since so many of the cannabis-primary group resolved their problem without either formal treatment or…
*lethal injection table [He] also said his administration will unveil new policies to address the crisis over the next few weeks but did not provide any details, simply stating they would be “very, very strong.” …suggested using the death penalty on drug dealers to address the opioid epidemic, equating providing lethal drugs with…
Only 30.13% of pills sold in the U.S. as ecstasy are pure MDMA. In 26 states, they’re less pure than that. Of course, knowing what’s in any given pill is also very complicated, given the number of variants that exists, as well as regional differences. Pills are cut with all manner of nasty stuff,…
Are you ready to really, fully come out about your psychedelics use? …isn’t it just as valid and meaningful for psychedelics to be used for diversion, entertainment, relaxation, and adventure? Do psychedelics always have to be sacred? If you’re going to come out about your psychedelics use, I beg you – I implore you: don’t…
…many intelligent people who used psychedelics repeatedly in their youth did so in a party setting and have never experienced the psychological and spiritual benefits that emerge in an intentional session. The difference is dramatic. Research at major medical centers over the past few years have shown remarkable results in the treatment of conditions such…
Kratom is a plant indigenous to Southeast Asia that has been utilized for millennia to treat pain and illness, and improve mood, among other uses … The FDA recently announced it was classifying Kratom as an opioid, paving the way for criminalization … The FDA’s current decision to classify Kratom as an opioid is both…
*Deaths from Eating disorders in 2012 per million persons. Statistics from WHO, grouped by deciles (Yellow 0-0) (Light Orange 1-1) (Orange 2-2) (Red Orange 3-3) (Red 4-25) Timothy Brewerton, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina says: ‘What’s unique to MDMA is the oxytocin system (AKA the ‘love…
So, it turns out that the UK produces more cannabis than anywhere else in the world. And legal is the word to consider here. Even though it’s not legal for UK residents to possess marijuana in any form, as it is a class B drug and could land you 5 years in prison, the Home…
Fentanyl binds much more strongly to these receptors meaning a much larger dose of the antidote is needed. Emergency staff in the US have been known to administer a dozen or more doses of naloxone in cases of fentanyl overdose with no appreciable effect. Since the 1960s the fentanyl backbone has been modified and…
After Gottlieb’s statement [about Kratom], nine scientists who study substance addiction sent a letter to DEA Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson, saying that the FDA was wrong in connecting kratom and opioids and that there remains no proof that the dietary supplement caused deaths. Rolling Stone reached out to Gottlieb for an interview, but a…
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