Thinking About Addiction

An answer such as vigorous exercise or meditation or going to a meeting will never be as universally attractive to someone a few weeks sober as “well, here, why don’t you toke this?”

This is amazing to people from other countries, where the vote is precious.

That’s why drug treatment may reduce crime, but doesn’t always eliminate it.

America consumes the vast majority of the world’s opioids.

Politicians are often accused of flip-flopping, but they may see themselves as representing the will of the voters.

If we ever were able to “seal” the borders, what would prevent some entrepreneur from setting up his own domestic operation?

There’s no shortage of stories among nurses and doctors about a friend or family member who went through treatment and relapsed, perhaps many times.

Apparently, many voluntary self-excluders later change their minds in favor of a return to old behavior.

A doc who’s watching the clock is far less likely to expend valuable time chatting with a patient.

…cannabis is “likely to increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, social anxiety disorders and, to a lesser extent, depression.”