I was told the 12 steps would cure my addiction. Why did I end up feeling more broken?
In this quasi-religious programme, ‘working the steps’ is the remedy for any problem, but for me the cracks soon started to showEight of us sat together in a circle in a wooden shed, an outbuilding at a large country house, somewhere in the south of England. The door was ajar, and spring light flooded the room. “Can anyone name any treatment methods for addiction, other thanthe 12 steps? ” asked a counsellor.“Cognitive behavioural therapy? ” offered a patient.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 4, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Oscar Quine Tags: Mental health Drugs Alcoholism Methamphetamine (crystal meth) Society Life and style World news Christianity Religion Psychology Source Type: news
Healthcare utilization and psychiatric and physical comorbidities before suicide mortality in patients with methamphetamine use disorder: a nationwide case-control study - Lee WC, Chang HM, Huang MC, Pan CH, Su SS, Tsai SY, Chen CC, Kuo CJ.
BACKGROUND: Since the late 1990s, methamphetamine use has become a considerable public health concern. Despite high suicide rates among methamphetamine users, studies exploring medical utilization and psychiatric and physical comorbidities before suicide a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Age of onset and its related factors in cocaine or methamphetamine use in adults from the United States: results from NHANES 2005-2018 - Guerin AA, Kim JH.
Cocaine and methamphetamine are widely used illicit psychostimulants worldwide, with steadily increasing global markets that may impact on the frequency of use. Importantly, their use typically begins in youth. This is a particular concern because there is... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
A qualitative examination of recent increases in methamphetamine use in a cohort of rural people who use drugs - Hansen ER, Carvalho S, McDonald M, Havens JR.
INTRODUCTION: Rising rates of methamphetamine use among populations using opioids is an escalating public health concern. The purpose of this manuscript is to identify socioecologic factors driving increases in methamphetamine use among Appalachian Kentuck... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Asymmetry in the Nucleus Accumbens May Be Linked with Substance Dependence
A NIDA-funded study found that people with some types of substance dependence exhibited less rightward asymmetry of the nucleus accumbens than did people without dependence. Additionally it found that reduced asymmetry in the nucleus accumbens was observed specifically in people with alcohol or … (Source: NIDA News)
Source: NIDA News - November 8, 2021 Category: Addiction Tags: Cocaine, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, NIDA Notes, Basic Science Source Type: news
Monitoring methamphetamine in the United States. A two decade review as seen by the DEA Methamphetamine Profiling Program - Toske SG, McKibben TD.
A historical overview of methamphetamine profiling efforts in the United States is presented. Methamphetamine profiling has revealed key precursor and recipe strategies that have changed throughout the years. By studying different clandestine recipes and a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Methamphetamine exacerbates pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury at high altitude. Neuroprotective effects of nanodelivery of a potent antioxidant compound H-290/51 - Sharma HS, Lafuente JV, Feng L, Muresanu DF, Menon PK, Castellani RJ, Nozari A, Sahib S, Tian ZR, Buzoianu AD, Sj öquist PO, Patnaik R, Wiklund L, Sharma A.
Military personnel are often exposed to high altitude (HA, ca. 4500-5000m) for combat operations associated with neurological dysfunctions. HA is a severe stressful situation and people frequently use methamphetamine (METH) or other psychostimulants to cop... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Methamphetamine use, methamphetamine use disorder, and associated overdose deaths among US adults - Han B, Compton WM, Jones CM, Einstein EB, Volkow ND.
Mortality associated with methamphetamine use has increased markedly in the US. Understanding patterns of methamphetamine use may help inform related prevention and treatment.To assess the national trends in and correlates of past-year methamphetamine use,... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Traffickers on the Darknet Results in 150 Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs, and over $31 Million
FDA OCI, Operation Dark HunTor, Darknet, cybercrime, traffic, methamphetamine, counterfeit, Adderall, MDMA, cocaine, ketamine, money laundering, Luis Spencer, Ft. Lauderdale FL, Olatunji Dawodu, Alex Ogando, Providence RI, fentanyl, Cardingmaster, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - October 26, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
The ‘Safe Supply’ Movement Aims to Curb Drug Deaths Linked to the Opioid Crisis
On a morning Zoom call, a group of Canadian mothers give their full attention to a young man from the Drug User Liberation Front. At 26, Jeremy Kalicum is the age some of their kids would be if they had not died of accidental overdoses.
<strong>“We’re just sick of it. We’re sick of our friends dying.”</strong>Kalicum’s tone is urgent as he walks the moms through a PowerPoint presentation explaining why the Liberation Front, known as DULF, wants to protest on International Overdose Awareness Day and hand out illicit drugs. These wouldn’t be the kind that killed their sons and ...
Source: TIME: Health - October 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Paul Moakley Tags: Uncategorized feature nationpod photography Source Type: news
Group decries sentencing of Oklahoma woman for miscarriage
A women's advocacy group is decrying the sentencing of an Oklahoma woman to prison after she suffered a miscarriage while using methamphetamine (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - October 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
How Meth Has Changed in 20 Years How Meth Has Changed in 20 Years
The rise of P2P methamphetamine is fueling mental health problems and homelessness across the United States, according to a new book.Quick Take (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention News Source Type: news
Increasing emergency department attendances in central London with methamphetamine toxicity and associated harms - Harnett JT, Dargan PI, Dines AM, Archer JRH, Greene SL, Hunter LJ, Wood DM.
BACKGROUND: Methamphetamine is a stimulant drug of abuse with increasing prevalence of use worldwide leading to public health concern. While previous research by our group a decade ago found no evidence of increasing harms associated with methamphetamine u... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news