Addiction Treatment under the Affordable Care Act, On-line Gambling, Zebrafish and the Stop Switch
More treatment under the Affordable Care Act is being envisioned, but it not may not be as easy as we might hope … also followup on online gambling, and research on the zebrafish is giving scientists a better understanding of the “stop- switch” and the “go-switch.” And more on e-cigarettes. PODCAST
Smoking, Advertising and Stress, Addiction to Technology, Online Treatment
New rules on cigarette packaging are making cigarettes taste not as good, smokers are saying. And the related issue of the rise in smoking right after 9/11, and other effects of stress in America. Also, a recent editorial suggested the recent San Francisco airliner crash may have been partly over-dependence on technology. And the idea of offering vets addiction treatment via the internet is being weighed. PODCAST.
Seeing pain with MRI, Addiction Equity & Affordable Care, Naloxone Monoploy
Pain is becoming visible through the use of functional Magnetic Resonance Scanning Technology promising better perspectives on how to address chronic pain … a discussion of the Addiction Equity and Affordable Care Acts, in the context of addiction treatment options. The Feds come out with another statement of intention to pursue drug use regardless of contravening state laws …. the issues of the safety of drug use in the context of public service announcement and educational efforts. And one company has a monopoly on the life-saving drug Naloxone, used for heroin (and opioids) overdoses. PODCAST.
Marijuana and motivation, vaccines and new experiments in with reducing coke using lasers
Marijuana is being implicated in increased drop-out rates for college students with short term memory and motivational issues. New vaccines for different drugs continue to come out at a rapid rate, and new experiments with controlling coke addiction by manipulating the pre-limbic cortex using a laser to switch off controlling neurons. PODCAST.
Has drug testing gotten better? And alcohol – factors in relationships and in binging
Has drug testing gotten significantly better recently is the question we ask as this week more baseball players are banned for doping, and whether its a factor in Lance Armstrong’s decision to end his years-long duel with the US Anti-Doping Agency over the question of whether he used performance enhancing drugs and techniques.
Should We Just Allow Doping in Sports?
An editorial page blog in the NY Times asked the question … with constant scandals … should be just stop trying to fight the use of drugs in sport? and the corollary of the Portugal Experiment – decriminalizing drugs, and doing assessment and treatment, instead of punishment for drug users.