“My view is that any drug that is less harmful to the person that uses it than alcohol should be available as an alternative to alcohol – in a form where the harms are minimised.” “Regulated access to drugs that are less harmful than alcohol will reduce the harms of alcohol, hopefully reduce the use…
*Legalization Gone Awry? Where it’s even worse? How about Lesotho, Africa?LINK The program and others like it could be forced to close due to an unlikely reason: legalization. “Victory was built on the backs of human suffering,” said Valerie Corral, a Wo/Men’s co-founder. “Unfortunately, compassion is not financially appealing in this market.” Ralph Trueblood of Wo/Men’s added:…
Now a new study has revealed exactly what’s going on inside our brains when we take LSD, uncovering a connection that might explain why it relieves the symptoms of disorders such as PTSD and chronic depression. Research led by the Center for Brain and Cognition at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona has discovered a…
*fentanyl shipments “With the rising rates of deaths by overdoses, we need to have all options on the table. And certainly, removing one [like Kratom] that’s non-toxic and non-lethal makes no sense at all.” How is kratom used in the treatment approach developed by Greener Pastures, where Gullikson teams with her husband, program director Ron…
Establishing the Ibogaine Treatment Study Program in the Maryland Department of Health. Providing for the purpose of the Program; requiring the Department, on or before July 1, 2019, to select a certain number of academic medical centers to participate in the Program; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget for fiscal years 2020…
Although I am in agreement with the FDA’s science, it does not exist in a vacuum. When determining the risk of using a drug or chemical it is essential to also consider the risk of not using it. This is why I “changed my mind” about kratom. Kratom did not change, but the situation did.…
“It gave me a very good, focused energy,” he said. “So since then, I’ve taken Kratom from time to time in the morning instead of coffee.” Palatnik said he tests every Kratom strain he sells. He said the powder should not be confused with the wave of synthetic drugs that were sold in other stores…
While both MDMA and psilocybin show promise for hard-to-treat psychiatric disorders, it’s important to keep in mind that the conditions in these studies were strictly controlled and the patients meticulously monitored during treatment. Once approved, MAPS says the drug will be administered in an inpatient setting at DEA-certified clinics by licensed therapists who have been…
When Philadelphia announced its support of Comprehensive User Engagement Sites (CUES) — also known as safe injection facilities — [opponents] came out in full force, to battle with misinformation and zero data … While we should hold Big Pharma accountable for its deceptive marketing practices, and the chemical makeup of some substances does put individuals at higher…
The reality is that, to date, not one jurisdiction, either in the U.S. or elsewhere, has seen a marked increase in teen drug use following the relaxation of marijuana restrictions. Not one. Both Colorado and Washington, the pioneer states of marijuana legalization, have actually seen drops in teen marijuana use following legalization. The drop in…
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