Strange Addictions, Meth for a Tip, Obama’s MJ Alcohol Comment, Sizzurp
Strange addictions point up the fact that addictions are not just to drugs, and not just for pleasure. An Oregon couple found out its not a good idea to leave a bag of meth for a tip, especially if you have a meth lab nearby. We also look at the implications of President Obama’s recent comment that pot is no worse than alcohol. And sizzurp aka purple drank in the news again, thanks for Justin Bieber.
Molly
Molly … is a drug made up of cocaine, crack, ecstasy, meth & bath salt…Molly is a street name for drugs – vary from era to era, fad to fad, state to state, town to town, neighborhood to neighborhood and even from cadre of friends to cadre of friends in the same neighborhood…
Alcohol – violence and a serious pulic health issue
A new study highlights the relationship between the alcohol availability and violent crime. And we discuss alcohol as being a major public health issues, and the way our society tends to ignore that fact, because it is a legal drug.
New survey: pot use up, coke, meth down & alcohol poisoning
A new drug use survey shows a marked increase in drug use by 18-25 yr olds, especially marijuana, while cocaine and meth use has gone way down. Changing attitudes about pot may come form medical marijuana issues, and also whether alcohol/energy drinks may contribute to the alcohol overdoses.
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.