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The Dutch Smoke Less Pot by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction One of those inconvenient truths. Government drug policy experts don’t like the numbers, which is one of the reasons why you probably haven’t seen them. Among the ... Read on »
Avoid Cigarettes and Alcohol to Avoid Depression [Guest Post] by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction [From time to time, Addiction Inbox posts contributions from other bloggers. Views expressed belong to the guest poster and do not necessarily represent my own]Christine Howel ... Read on »
Needle Exchange in America by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction AIDS/harm reduction activists press Obama. First, the good news: After 20 years, the U.S. Congress has voted to remove the funding ban on syringe exchange programs designed t ... Read on »
The Black Market for Seroquel by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Speed freaks, coke heads, and antipsychotics. Last week, writing on the Daily Beast web site, reporter Jeff Deeney profiled a startling underground market for the antipsychoti ... Read on »
To Flush or Not To Flush by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction FDA lists meds for trash or toilet. A recent post here on the subject of illegal bong water in Minnesota—coupled with a perceptive comment by a reader about drugs in the ... Read on »
Alcohol and In Vitro Fertilization by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Do drinking women face tougher odds? Everybody knows by now that it’s not safe to drink while pregnant. However, a new study of more than 2,500 couples enrolled in a co ... Read on »
Bong Water Illegal in Minnesota by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction State Supreme Court calls it a “drug mixture.” The lesson is clear: If you live in Minnesota, and you happen to own a bong, be sure to pour out the water after eac ... Read on »
How Pure Is Ecstasy? by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Dutch study of street MDMA. For 16 years, the Drugs Information Monitoring System (DIMS) in The Netherlands has gathered and analyzed tablets of purported MDMA sold on the str ... Read on »
Moderate Drinking: The Debate Continues by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction New study says it’s the lifestyle, not the alcohol. Ever since the first studies showed modest statistical health benefits for people who drank a light to moderate amoun ... Read on »
Another Round of Trials for Vigabatrin by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Firm secures funding for anti-craving tests. A Florida pharmaceutical company has secured financing for additional testing of the anti-addiction drug vigabatrin, despite the d ... Read on »
Top 50 Smoking Awareness Blogs by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Addiction Inbox makes the cut. Addiction Inbox is pleased to find itself listed among the "Top 50 Smoking Health Awareness Blogs" by the Pharmacy Technician Certific ... Read on »
The Rehab Scandal: Relapse Rates by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction If 8 out of 10 addicts fail, is it really treatment? The British drug treatment and recovery community has been squabbling recently over annual figures published by the Nation ... Read on »
World Mental Health Day by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Primary health care vs. mental health care. Mental health care, including addiction, has traditionally run on a separate but very unequal track, compared to primary health car ... Read on »
Banning legal drugs by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Fool’s errand or necessary evil? In the cat-and-mouse game that is the designer drug industry, spinning new variations on old themes is the name of the game. When law en ... Read on »
Russian Heroin Addiction “Spreads Like Wildfire” by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Is defoliating Afghanistan the answer? Last week, both the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times declared that heroin addiction has reached epidemic proportions in Russia. ... Read on »
FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction An unintentional boost for cigar sales? When is a cigar more than just a cigar? When its appearance allows it to circumvent the intent of the Food and Drug Administration&rsqu ... Read on »
Kudzu for Alcoholism? by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Common vine extract may inhibit drinking. Score one for traditional Chinese folk medicine. A compound called daidzin, found in kudzu vine, acts like the anti-drinking medicati ... Read on »
Low-Nicotine Cigarettes: Deadlier Than Regular Brands? by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction More tars, more cancer. Now that the U.S. Congress has passed legislation enabling the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to monitor the tobacco industry for the first time in ... Read on »
The Portuguese Experiment by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction How has decriminalization fared in Portugal? In 2001, amid lurid worldwide media coverage, Portugal made the decision to eliminate penalties for the personal use and possessio ... Read on »
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month by Dirk H. Patient Expert Posted in: Blog Posts in Drug Addiction Obama's September proclamation. Recovery Month, an annual September observance highlighting the benefits of substance abuse treatment, kicked off on August 31 when President O ... Read on »