Salt, psychedelics, beta blockers offer new clues to addiction & treatment
Salt, a high blood pressure medicine and South American trance vine are all in the news, shedding new light on how addiction works, and perhaps offering new treatment avenues.
The business of addiction
Addiction, treatment and recovery are spawning more profitable businesses, from high-end treatment to a variety of media with tv series, and this week, a brand new website, by-for-and-of the addiction community. Also news on the cocaine vaccine, and how another state is readying a pseudoephedrine restriction to combat meth.
Recovery without abstinence
The Rolling Stone and “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll” somehow seem to go together. Guitarist Keith Richards chronicles his life experience in a new autobiography, which talks alot about his passion — music, and how that helped him overcome his addictions without quitting all drugs and drinking. Dr Inaba comments.
Cocaine vaccine?
A Cocaine vaccine shows some promising results – but more work remains. Dr. Inaba comments.
Dangerous Additives Altering Street Drugs
The news of illnesses and deaths caused by a veterinary drug being mixed with cocaine, and other ways the street makes drugs ever more dangerous. Dr Inaba explains.
Coca growing in Bolivia, heroin instead of methadone, and demand reduction
Addiction radio looks at increased coca growing in Bolivia and its complications, the War on Drugs, more opium grown in Afghanistan on less land, and differences in efforts at supply reduction vs. new ideas on demand reduction.