Satterberg drug policy in Seattle: More evidence of local versus federal impact

Kristof article on Satterberg policy in Seattle

Why Illicit Marijuana Sales Are Up — In States Where It's Legal

NPR Podcast 45” from 21 August 2019:

Why Illicit Marijuana Sales Are Up — In States Where It's Legal

First, the vaportini. Now the balloon.

Vaportini link, 2013

Alcohol Mist, 2019, Milwaukee

VapShot into Balloon, 2019, Kent, UK

Not just for ‘lanca perfume’ or crack-cocaine, nicotine, or cannabinoids.

Add it to your vaping and inhalant lectures.

[Thanks to Profesora Zila Sanchez of UNIFESP, São Paulo.]

Link to lanca article, Brasil, 1998

Our brave new world in cannabis research

First:

Second:

Testing challenges

commentary by Andrew James

An epidemiological puzzle that awaits your creativity to solve the puzzle. Will younrise to the challenge?

Vaping death

Judge in Mexico creates loophole for two cocaine users

link to : A Mexican judge has granted two people the right to recreational cocaine use, in the first ruling of its kind, the organisation behind the cases said.

A nuanced view of the addiction syndrome (ASAM)

Link to ASAM short and long case definitions

Prof. Tom Kosten’s view on opioids

Link to transcript

We like to think of federal solutions. Wrong! Except to make sure resources are there when called for.

The solutions are at the local level:

link to story

To screen: For what, and why, and externalities?

NYT article on proposed guidelines

Link

Think about it?

1. What is the syndrome to ask about? ‘Drug abuse’ is not in either ICD nor DSM-5.

2. Is there evidence of efficacious or effective treatment interventions under these conditions? Few RCT under the prescribed guideline circumstances.

3. Externality: Will insurance company use the diagnostic code against anyone? (Answer = yes)

On opioids crises (S. Satel, The Atlantic, August 2019)

Opinion piece with patient vignettes

Don’t care much for the ‘seduction’ metaphor.