E-cig Restrictions, Nek-nominate, Winter Olympics, Legalize-Tax-Discourage,...
Cook County, Illinois has mandated that e-cigarettes be behind the counter and not sold to minors. Chicago has banned e-cig "vaping" wherever cigarette smoking is forbidden, with other cities and...
View ArticleWill new stronger hydrocodone add to opiates/heroin epidemic? The VA and Pain...
Several treatment professionals are so worried about Zohydro, the newly released opiate that is 10 times stronger than Vicodin, that they are petitioning the FDA to pull it. Also is the VA making more...
View ArticleWhat is Addiction?
The recent interview with Columbia psychology professor Dr Carl Hart launched us off into a lively and wide-ranging discussion of - what is an addictive drug, and how do we define addiction. In...
View ArticleMarch Madness and Gambling, Oxytocin and Addiction, An Aggressive, Addictive...
March Madness basketball excites a lot of people in many ways, including into gambling on the games, the brackets, the point spread, etc. So we talk a bit about sports and gambling, and the various...
View ArticleIbogaine
Dr Inaba This is some information that my marketing guy ran across and I am curious about your opinion regarding using ibogaine in this manner? Your feedback is appreciated. I hope all is well....
View ArticleOxytocin
Dr. Inaba; I ran across an article on an oxytocin study <http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/274315.php> and it's relation to addiction development. Â I wondered what you think about this...
View ArticleMJ Reports, Legalizing CBD, Mandatory Sentence Attitudes, Phone Apps for...
Reports from Darryl on medical and recreational marijuana and their business aspects, which were some of the topics at a recent conference in Hawaii where he spoke. Sponsored by the Coalition for a...
View ArticleOverview of Treatment, Brain Area Tied to Problem Gambling
Several recent stories on treatment inspire us to review where it is, what changes the Affortable Care Act might bring, and some of its history. Tom McLellan, Deputy Director of the government Office...
View ArticleCaffeine, E-Cig news, Zohydro and other Opioid news and death
Coffee and cigarettes have long been a part of the morning ritual. As that has changed in recent years, we now have concerns about actual coffee/caffeine addiction, and also the continuing story of...
View ArticleSilent Epidemic: Addiction In Southern Oregon
Recently our very own Dr. Inaba was involved with a news piece done by Jefferson Public Radio. Like many areas in the country, southern Oregon is experiencing what public health officials describe as...
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