Category: Public Health

How To Perpetuate Barriers To Addiction Treatment

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In my last post, I wrote about how stigma affects our ability to blunt the opioid crisis in ways that we don’t usually consider. For example,  almost a quarter of the pharmacies in the worst-hit counties in the nation do

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On Vaping – Nov 2019

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Because of my addictions specialty, acquaintances often ask my opinion on vaping. Over the years, my take on vaping was straightforward: If you have never smoked cigarettes or vaped, don’t begin. Neither is good for your health. If you are

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Driving While Looking In The Rear View Mirror

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Our current national response to the opioid epidemic is still more preoccupied with its past (prescription opioids) than its future (illicit fentanyl).