The Science of Substance Abuse
Dirk Hanson
Articles and health studies about drugs, addiction and alcoholism, including the most recent scientific and medical findings.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Drug Links, Various
Pharmacology, Politics, and Recovery
* USA Today article on Opana abuse rivalling Oxy abuse.
* US Attorneys Crack Down on California Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.
* Downloadable reports from Alcohol Justice, an industry watchdog group.
* With regard to the approval of Lorcaserin as a diet pill, here's the saga of Phen-Fen--how a blockbuster diet pill died.
* Why the Dutch "weed pass" won't work.
* Cigars won't save you: Cigars cause your body similar problems as cigarettes.
* Playwright Sam Shepard on his stint in rehab: “I finally did AA down on Pico Boulevard. I said, 'Don’t put me in with Elton John or anything, just throw me to the lions.’”
* 4,848 and 390: number of medical marijuana providers in Montana in March 2011 and June 2012, respectively.
* Andrea Mitchell talks to NIDA's Nora Volkow
* Listen to the talking urinal cake: Don’t drive drunk
* Feds say celebrity psychiatrist Dr. Drew was paid by Glaxo to talk up antidepressant on TV.
* Reactions to Marc Ambinder's GQ piece on Obama and the Drug War
* Lengthy interview with Drug Czar Kerlikowske by Mike Guy at The Fix:
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