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Marijuana on the Go Vending machines have advanced from dispensing candy, to DVDs to grams of gold. Now in California, you can get marijuana in vending machines. There aren’t many out there but the number of machines is growing. Currently, Los Angeles has at least three medical marijuana dispensaries with vending machines. Easy Access Weed…for
Redefining Addiction The world of mental health treatment is changing soon. This May marks the publication of the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the book mental health professionals use to diagnose patients. The release of the new DSM will impact many people’s lives. The criteria for disorders form part
Buzzed Drivers, Beware! For the past a decade, if you were caught driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or higher, you were in trouble. Being arrested for driving while intoxicated would bring a world of court costs, legal fees and other issues. Many people think they are OK to drive as long
Drowning in Denial Denial is a common thing in active addiction and recovery. When someone is actively drinking alcohol and doing drugs, they do whatever they can to protect their habit. No matter how outrageous their behavior or what trouble they find themselves in, they convince themselves and others that their substance abuse is not
Kava and Kratom: Buyer Beware A couple in Florida is suing a kava bar, claiming that the drinks they bought there got them addicted to kava and kratom. The Purple Lotus Kava Bar in West Palm Beach sells several drinks advertised as ‘kava with a little kick’ or ‘kava with a serious kick.’ Their website,
Sounding the Alarm on Crystal Meth Meth Awareness Needed When Impact Is So Deadly The calendar is full of awareness weeks and months, with different colored ribbons (pink for breast cancer) and even facial hair getting into the act (Movember mustaches for men’s cancers). Sadly, we’ve had to make room for another cause—we are in
Not Me: Identifying Addiction A new survey of smokers, or should I say, people who smoke, has brought out that old issue of admitting there’s a problem. The California study showed that more than 12 percent of Californians who smoke do not identify as smokers. These are people who: Smoked at least once in the
Keeping Teens off the Marijuana Bandwagon The conversation about marijuana is not dying out. Medical, recreational, legal or illegal, it is part of the buzz in state legislatures and professional sports. Despite the cries of ‘it’s harmless,’ the medical studies continue to show that the earlier you start smoking marijuana, the worse it is for
Saving Lives from Opiate Overdose The evolution of American drug use has two faces: On one side is the groundswell for the approval of medical marijuana and even recreational marijuana. On the other side, the arrival of heroin abuse and opiate overdoses in the suburbs has increased the demand for lifesaving methods to combat overdoses.
What Do Heroin Addicts Look Like? A new study about heroin addiction showed that the demographics of heroin addicts have changed–not a surprise to people who work in addiction treatment–but still may shock many who may not even know they may be standing on the rim of an erupting heroin volcano. Since the 1960s, the
