Baked brains
All this matters because both scientists and policymakers continue to distinguish between “heavy, addictive use” and “recreational use” among the 19m Americans who, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Mental Health, report recent marijuana …
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'The Hungry Heart' sheds light on opiate addiction
The concentrated silence spoke volumes about "The Hungry Heart," a 2013 documentary that details the lives of young people in St. Albans and their struggles with prescription drug addiction. The Retreat held a private screening Friday afternoon which …
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Vice Reporter Casually Smokes Cannabis Joint During Interview With Uruguay …
Reporter Krishna Andavolu, of Vice (of course), had a chat with President José Mujica about his landmark decision to make the production, sale and possession of cannabis legal for a new documentary entitled "Weediquette: The Cannabis Republic of …
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A history of violence
It's hard for people to recognise that mental health, as well as other social problems like drug addiction, have a basis in the brain. Raine feels things are slowly beginning to change; there is increasing recognition that drug addiction is a disease …
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Faith Leaders Issue Easter Statement on War on Drugs, Mass Incarceration …
The statement calls for repealing laws that criminalize drug possession and replacing them with policies that expand access to effective health approaches to drug use, including evidence-based drug treatment. It also calls for the elimination of …
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The Rise of the Stealth Drone
As The Wire reported in early March, Bill Gothard, the leader of the Institute in Basic Life Principles, resigned his position in the wake of a series of accusations of alleged sexual abuse from dozens of women in the organization. IBLP, like Vision …
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Question by georgia t: I’m looking for a long term drug rehab. that takes children of drug users.?
in new york state

Best answer:

Answer by TweetyBird
Are the children also substance abusers???

You might want to check with your county mental health department or just run a search for “long-term drug rehab in New York”. I found several sites for private facilities. You will, too.

Answer by Cammie
The children of drug abusers do not need rehab.

Aldon Smith puts Jim Harbaugh's “above reproach” stance to the test
Last year, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh took notice of the rival Seahawks having players suspended for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy, and Harbaugh used the Seahawks' troubles as an opportunity to explain his own philosophy about …
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Aldon Smith released from custody after posting 000 bail
49ers CEO Jed York said last month that the team thought Smith was doing well after his rehab stint and that the team didn't want to “make it more stick than carrot” when it came to making sure he remained out of trouble in the future. The team said it …
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A Freewheeling Pursuit of Spontaneity on Film
Reviewing the film for The New York Times, Jeannette Catsoulis described it as “a profoundly awkward riff on dysfunction that's uneventful but not unrewarding,” adding, “It's the small moments that win you over.” Photo. Sheila Etxeberría and Ed Ryan in …
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Question by me: How come nicotine is not a schedule I substance?
Nicotine meets all the criteria for being a schedule substance:
– The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
-The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
– There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.

Why is it not a schedule I substance or a II-V substance?? Isn’t it the one of the most addictive substances…? Why is THC labeled as a hallucinogen?
4Get the THC stuff, I don’t know why I added it in.

Best answer:

Answer by Apocalypse Cow
Follow the $ – all those tobacco growers and cigarette makers make pretty good contributions to our lawmakers.

Answer by Mathieu
Firstly the American Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not define “abuse.”

From that alone it can be argued that nicotine does not fit criteria for abuse. Generally speaking to abuse something means to use it in a manner that is inappropriate (ie abusing a wife, husband, child). Thus a person taking prescription morphine would be “abusing” it by taking more than prescribed under that definition. However medically “substance abuse” is a diagnosis below addiction (technically known as “substance dependence” or “dependence syndrome”). The medical definition of abuse would not include taking two tablets of morphine- it only relates to potential problems that may arise from that (ie to have “abuse” there needs to be harm from the drug use).

However what would really support the idea of having nicotine under schedule I is that the DOJ/DEA has said, simply put, that if a substance is generally considered to have no medical use AND it is generally considered to have at least some abuse potential then it should be classified under schedule I.

That would also exclude putting nicotine anywhere except C-I without accepted medical use (FYI there are some limited but important medical uses in neurology/psychiatry).

Then again the CSA is intended to list the abuse risk and potential, not the dangerousness of a drug.

In the end the CSA was designed to meet the obligations under The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and The Convention on Psychotropic Substances. To a large extent it is hardly even American legislation, it is just international law ratified by Congress.

And nicotine (remember the CSA came into effect in 1970) is both in 1970 and 2010 would not be controlled because that is not really accepted. In the US currently about 1/4 of the population smokes (it was around 50% in the 70’s) and in some countries that number can be as high as 60% today. Politically the US is extraordinary divided- imagine the hell it would be for a politician to try to basically make all tobacco produces illegal. Not the mention the lobby groups, the job loss (both directly from production and the job loss from gas station and grocery stores resulting from a loss of income from cigarettes). And then the loss of tax money especially when cites, counties, states, and the federal government are broke. It would cause a loss of services and would be directly felt my everyone. Also it is very hard to get a drug under C-I and still comply with international law (like it or not there does have to be compliance). Rohypnol is, for example, not available for medical use in The US but it is schedule IV to comply with international law (Rohypnol is a benzodiazepine like Valium, which is a legal CIV drug. But Rohypnol is legal in most of the world). Even if The US did want to put nicotine under C-I then there would be issues of international law and many countries would never agree.

I know how stupid it is and how it looks like a good thing to do but that is life. Smoking is part of the culture- I have an occasional cigaret especially if a friend went to visit Iran or The Middle East and brought back some cigarettes (I think in The US getting things from Iran would be illegal). I also have an occasional Cuban cigar.

If you ask most experts they would admit that if alcohol or nicotine would be developed now they would be listed under C-I. Although unlike nicotine, alcohol meets the criteria as a true drug of abuse in every way. Although medically nicotine dependence (ie addiction) is a genuine diagnosis it is controversial and many symptoms and behaviours of addiction can’t be determined with nicotine because it is so readily available.

ACA Brings Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment to Millions
While the ACA now requires insurers selling plans on the online exchanges to offer substance abuse treatment and “mental health parity,” these changes may not translate into effective or immediate help for everyone. But the experts interviewed for this …
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Men Twice As Likely To Enter Substance Abuse Treatment, Though Elderly …
Print. Men Twice As Likely To Enter Substance Abuse Facilities. Although twice as many men seek inpatient treatment for substance abuse, elderly women are nearly three times as likely as men their age to abuse prescription painkillers such as oxycodone.
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Proposed substance abuse treatment center would be a first in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – More West Virginians died as a result of substance abuse in 2013 than auto accidents. That doesn't come as a surprise to Jim Wilkerson. He's the development director of the T Center. Once it's built, it will be the first of its kind …
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Alcoholism Implant with Naltrexone
The company currently owns an addiction treatment program called the Start Fresh Program (SFP) that is used by various independently owned licensed addiction clinics throughout the United States to treat alcoholism and select opioid addictions.
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Parma Alcohol Drug Rehab Introduces Expanded Residential Treatment Services
The counselors, therapists and medical staff at the Parma center have a grasp of how powerful drug addiction can grab someone and not let go. The residential treatment program has expanded from simply one direction that involves only 12-step recovery.
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Doctors, medical staff on drugs put patients at risk
Across the country, more than 100,000 doctors, nurses, technicians and other health professionals struggle with abuse or addiction, mostly involving narcotics such as oxycodone and fentanyl. Their knowledge and access … Still, a USA TODAY review of …
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Heroin Addicts Face Barriers To Treatment
Of the 23.1 million Americans who needed treatment for drugs or alcohol in 2012, only 2.5 million people received aid at a specialty facility, according to the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Heroin addicts are a …
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Question by bigeyes: can anyone suggest to me any persuasive speech topic?
hi,
me and my friends are having our persuasive speech assessment 2 weeks from now…
but we are not sure what topic we are looking for..
anyone can suggest???..please provide me the credibility too…..
thanks….

Best answer:

Answer by hi
Abortion
pros: prevents underage teenagers from ruining their lives, prevents a child from coming into this world to parents that are not ready to take care of it/do not have enough money to take care of it, rape victims
cons: can be considered murder, inhumane, etc.

Answer by shyneenose
Dogs are better than cats (or vis a versa)

You can include dog or cat statistics are how many are lost, left and impounded.

Costs associated with each.

etc.

Growing Drug Trafficking at the Airports
“Experts have advocated the policy of collective responsibility as one of the effective strategies of addressing the challenge of illicit drugs in the world. I agree with the submission because with collaboration among stakeholders, the problem of drug …
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Call for crackdown on drug drivers
It said that regular cannabis use can disrupt brain function, particularly at school and university age. It can lead to anxiety, depression and promote suicidal tendencies; affect mental health; and lead users to experiment with other, so-called 'hard …
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100000-Person Study Shows That Your Psych Meds Can Kill You
Not to mention addiction. Absolutely every day at my center, we treat addictions to prescription anti-anxiety and sleep medications. In addition to the health consequences of these drugs, if left untreated, dependence has the potential to rob people of …
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