25i-N-BOMe, Relieving Emotion Pain – Not Getting High, GABA and Craving
A new designer psychedelic hitting the street, and other designer drugs and their impacts. A new study suggests addicts might be seeking relief from emotional pain, rather than euphoric highs … reduced drug craving with drugs that impact the GABA system, the chief inhibitory neurotransmitter. Flavored cigs, and the troubles of Toronto’s mayor. PODCAST
Gambling, More on Cocaine Research, More on Mollies
A look at gambling … some further comments on Dr Carl Harts research on cocaine addicts and … and more on mollies … whether it refers to MDMA aka as Ecstasy, or some other new psychoactive substances – designer drugs. … proving to have serious health effects and be potentially life-threatening.
Social Environmental Factors in Addiction and new Synthetic Psychoactive Substances
Dr Carl Hart, professor of psychology and psychiatry at Columbia University, has been the focus lately on his controversial research into the social, environmental factors of addiction. Also, a new study from SAMSHA and the UN highlights the increasingly obvious risks of new highly powerful designer drugs including so-called bath salts and K2 or spice. PODCAST
Marijuana is amotivational? and UN World Report 2013
New research using PET scans shows long-term a-motivational syndrome in pot smokers. Also the new yearly UN drug report – showing cocaine and meth use flat, and skyrocketing use of new synthetics: spice, bath salts, etc. PODCAST.
Trends in Drug Use and Treatment
A look back at 2012, and what 2013 might hold in drug and addiction issues, and treatment … including the continuing stories of the new synthetics, aka bath salts, incense and potpourri — also the continued increase in heroin use as pharmaceuticals become more costly and harder to get. And where are we in the evolution of treatment?
Sports & Drugs – Testing backwards, POSD, Ethics
Sports and drugs this summer continues with a consideration of ethics and Olympian ideals … promotion of fair play, education against doping drug use… this summer included stripping a gold medal from a Belarus shot putter when her blood from 8 years ago was re-tested and found to have steroids …