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That’s the mystery: Not why some people become addicted to certain substances, but why others do not.

“I probably would have taken them anyway. I was really hoping for a chemical fix.”

Just tracking alone seems to significantly reduce reliance on 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.

There are just too many ways to get drugs across borders for a fence or a wall to make that much difference.

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

From a patient’s viewpoint, physicians can be somewhat blase’ about risks associated with a medication.

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

Like a stroke patient who suddenly finds himself needing to relearn basic skills that were once automatic, it may require a level of personal commitment unseen for many years.

Willing not only to think outside the box, but to stomp the box flat if need be.