Tag: substance use disorder
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What Should Prevention Look Like?
I recently attended a presentation by the phenomenal Ira Chasnoff, MD. (You can find out more about him at NTI Upstream.) Dr. Chasnoff was doing research in the field of drug-affected neonates in the early 1990s, when I first started my career in the field of addiction. I had to wait about 30 years to…
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Racial Disparities in Newborn Drug Testing and Prenatal Care
What would a pregnant person on the verge of delivering a baby say if she were asked if she has a history of drug abuse within the last 12-18 months? How about if she’s asked about her history of child abuse, neglect, or court-ordered placements of children outside the home? History of domestic abuse or…
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They’re Drunk On Your Dollars
People suffering from alcohol use disorder[…] were given alcohol – indeed, given alcohol to the level of intoxication – in the name of research.
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Addiction: The Disease Not Worthy of Intervention?
It is unconscionable for those with cancer, and it should be considered equally unconscionable for those with the other chronic, progressive, lethal disease.
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What Is Recovery?
Can a person be in remission or recovery while ceasing “heavy” drinking or use only?
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Silos Help No One
When NARCAN first started being supplied due to grant dollars, there was a lot of pushback about it. “Why should insulin be so expensive and NARCAN be free?” The truth is that NARCAN isn’t free; it’s paid for by our tax dollars, so that question should be “Why do we provide NARCAN but not insulin…
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Can’t We All Just Agree on “Drugs”?
A drug is a substance that changes a person’s mental or physical state, so given that definition, alcohol is a drug, period. It’s a drug; it’s a drug; it’s a drug, no matter what anyone wants to believe. Just because it’s legal and just because there’s a humongous lobbying effort throwing a boatload of money…
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Would Your Baby Pass The Test?
The number one cause of pregnancy-related deaths in the US is mental health conditions, which includes overdose and poisoning related to substance use disorders.
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Ask and It Shall Be Answered…
Imagine the death rates if we simply asked those who suffer from the more-recognized diseases [than addiction] how their diseases are being managed.
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