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Daily Archives: August 16, 2007
Opiophobia
In the Washington Times: Painful drug war victory “Opiophobia” is a term that describes doctors’ increasing unwillingness to prescribe opioid painkillers Ö a class of drugs that includes Vicodin and OxyContin Ö and especially high-dose opioids, to those in pain. … Continue reading
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The responsibility of states to their people
When New Mexico passed their medical marijuana law that required the state to supply patients with marijuana, that turned some heads — surely this was an interesting end run around the approach of busting medical marijuana dispensaries that the DEA … Continue reading
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Psilocybin is found to be an effective treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): Current treatments for obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), including…