Meth in the news in late October 2018

http://www.wamc.org/post/methamphetamine-roils-rural-towns-again-across-us

Transcript:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/25/656192849/methamphetamine-roils-rural-towns-again-across-the-u-s

Citizen science and opioids

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/10/28/658476111/a-rural-community-decided-to-treat-its-opioid-problem-like-a-natural-disaster

Podcast: Finding Fixes webpage:

www.findingfixes.com

Pocketcast version:

https://pca.st/oWa4

BBC Share from Adnan Barazi

Thank you, Adnan!

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-45968955/on-america-s-trail-of-destruction

Opioid tragedy

The Story

When Do We Get Around To Creating An International Cannabis Products Safety Commission?

Riff on an early meat packing industry cartoon:

NYT article on meat packing, unregulated.

Canada and Cannabis, October 2018

NYT article

Really? Truly?

JAMA articles on the ESI, race, ethnicity thread in this blog

Naomi Breslau: A Tribute

Link to the departmental tribute: http://www.epi.msu.edu/news/nbreslau/

A trace of her contributions in Ohio (Case Western Reserve) and Michigan (Henry Ford Health Systems, University of Michigan, and most recently, Michigan State University) via Web of Science:

Her Reach and Influence Across Fields:

Legal History of Psychoactive Drugs (Footnote on ‘Company Law’)

Article on the concept of a ‘company’ as is pertinent in the history of drug regulation.

There are some interesting historical details about British regulation of companies in this work.

If you see a corresponding American perspective, please add it as a comment.

Cannabis Safety? The Story From An Individual’s Perspective

An estimated 4 cases for every 100 newly incident users.

What makes online substance-use interventions engaging? A systematic review and narrative synthesis

What makes online substance-use interventions engaging? A systematic review and narrative synthesis

Cannabis images to spice up your lectures on stigma-laden and racist drug propaganda

Simply do a web browser search for: locoweed mexican carlotta

Illustrations of what you will find:

Selwyn D. Collins

Worked with Sydenstricker and Frost.

Studies of lifetime history of illness, using logistic curve learned from Raymond Pearl.

His publications

Paul Verlaine & Absinthe

Available online via MSU libraries.

visualizations from the Adol. Growth Atlas

This post is related to the visualization of feedback loop post (Thanks Alyssa!) 

*Cheating in a party environment increases before slightly decreasing at a higher IQ. Otherwise, the trend is downward as IQ increases. 

Google search- Suggestion is the psychological process by which one person guides the thoughts, feelings, or behavior of another person.

Why not place Antagonists & Overdose Aid instructions in 24/7 stores, fast food/coffee franchises, barber/hair salons?

“VA Adding Opioid Antidote To Defibrillator Cabinets For Quicker Overdose Response “

Some history on the logistic model

Link to history web page