Topic: opioids

As any case manager knows, making a referral can be a challenge, since many fall by the wayside during transition to another provider, different therapist, etc.

So-called “Dr. Feelgoods” have been around for as long as I can remember.

Despite the collateral damage, Big Pharma seems determined to preserve the market for its products, through sophisticated lobbying.

It may be that kratom is a drug that some can use without much difficulty, while for others, it becomes pathological.

We’re talking about legal responsibility now, and that can run far afield from conventional moral judgment.

Some states have gone bonkers in their haste to make medical pot available for a host of conditions where it likely won’t be of much use.

There are so many opiates and opioids out there that for purposes of comparison, their strength is measured in relation to morphine, the principal painkilling component of opium.

The flaw in this very late-stage view of addiction… is the suggestion that somehow, addiction is the patient’s fault. Avoidable if the patient simply followed directions.

I’m sure some is used to suppress withdrawal, but if it’s possible to get high, then you have to figure people are doing that, too.