Addictive Substances

But now we’ll be contending with business interests that actively promote cannabis the way the tobacco and liquor industries promote their products– but with even less restriction

One in three users reported daily or near-daily consumption, close to triple what it was in the early 1990’s.

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.

It’s the sort of evidence that convinced authorities to greatly expand access to opioids for chronic pain patients.

At the moment, we in America aren’t talking or thinking very much about the possible consequences of a dramatic increase in cannabis use.

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.

High CBD content reduces the potency of the THC in cannabis.

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.

In an effort to make them sexier, research findings may be misstated or misinterpreted.

Something about this class of drugs appears to turn some scientists into the equivalent of helpless fanboys.