Addictive Substances

You might say the drug itself may not be that dangerous, except to our patients. 

It’s also not too difficult to create a ‘homemade’ variety using raw ingredients purchased on the dark web and a common pill press.

If addiction really is a brain disorder based in complex adaptations to a substance, then who’s to say those adaptations won’t occur with a different drug?

Not surprisingly, the vast majority of patients who drop out or otherwise leave maintenance programs return to heroin at rates of 80% or higher.

If we’re going to rely on science in decision-making, we should at least make certain it’s good science.

Then word hits the street of a new product that can make you feel almost like your first time… No wonder they come running. And some never wake up.

Of course, we still lose several hundred thousand people annually. But that’s actually progress.

…we should be looking at modifying our historical approach to the addicted cannabis client, away from emphasis on legal consequences and mandated compliance, and towards a more patient-centered model.

In one state that legalized cannabis, price has now fallen 25% and continues to drop.

Producers and distributors are eager to attract the higher-end customer, mostly likely an adult daily user who needs stronger pot to manage dependence on the drug.