The governor in New Hampshire does not want his citizens to grow pot at their home. The fact that this would even be a discussion amongst legislatures is astonishing as is the idea of pot dealers now becoming “compassion centers.”
If we are to wonder what the world is coming to – it seems to be moving to a place where those stoned on pot envision it should go.
Pot smokers should not have their lives ruined because they got caught with pot. However, there needs to be some sensible in between solution.
For every compassion center we are going to need a new drug treatment center. Marijuana is a gateway drug, no matter who is selling it.
“New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch vetoed a medical-marijuana bill passed by the state legislature, which in turn promised an override attempt, the Concord Monitor reported July 11.
Lynch said the legislation was seriously flawed but also stated in his veto message that he was open to a revised version that would allow medical use of the drug with tighter controls over cultivation and distribution.
The legislation vetoed by Lynch already had been amended to address some of the governor’s concerns, including deletion of a provision that would have allowed patients to grow marijuana at home. Lynch said the revised bill failed to ensure stringent oversight of volunteers working at so-called “compassion centers” which would distribute the drug to qualified patients.”
“Individuals addicted to prescription pain medications often turn to dentists as a source for drugs like codeine, Vicodin and OxyContin, CNN reported July 21.
Typically, users will work their way through the phone book, calling dentist after dentist complaining of tooth pain and asking for a prescription. “I kind of found out on my own that a dentist will prescribe you painkillers over the phone, instead of a doctor who you would most likely have to go in and see,” said Kenny Morrison, a Los Angeles chef who ironically got addicted to pain pills after having dental work, taking up to 25 pills daily at his worst point.”
Here is the daily success story of a Narconon student who hopes to reach anyone who feels that there is no hope for addiction.
From the beginning I was very skeptical of participating in the communication course. The exercise seemed without value and I was frustrated that I was in drug treatment.
Once the supervisor explained the purpose of these drills and I was able to commit to the course and I began to get wins.
Narconon Drug Treatment is for those who have abused cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and pot.
This News Summary from Join Together correctly places some responsibility for “doctor shopping” at the doctor’s feet.
However, thinking that someone seeking drugs such as Oxycodone, Methadone or Xanax is going to be honest in relating a medical or drug history is ludicrous. Drug addicts lie and feel they have to in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms.
A simple urine or drug test should tell the story and universal data bases can help too.
Those who are identified as drug abusers can be assisted in getting effective drug treatment.
These actions might take a little bit more work for the doctor, but they will also save lives, which is what we pay doctors for.
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Diversion and misuse of prescription drugs is a growing problem, but one that physicians can help prevent by asking patients about their addiction history before prescribing drugs with high abuse potential, experts say.
AMANews reported March 17 that doctors who want to prescribe adequate medication to treat pain can take a number of precautions to avoid running afoul of law enforcement or unwittingly contributing to an addiction problem. “Because so many patient problems have fallen at the feet of primary care, we need to look at ways primary care can be part of the solution and not part of the problem,” said Michael M. Miller, M.D., president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
How history is written about our age depends on the choices that society makes concerning the epidemic of crime, lawlessness, and general moral decay. There are plenty of studies to show which path will lead us into a more enlightened age.
Many statistics show that the majority of crimes committed, whether crimes of passion, theft, rape, murder, are in the whole, committed while under the influence, or because of, drug abuse, drug addiction, drug possession, etc.
History will view this time as a dark age – an age where an entire generation suffered from drug addiction and were thrown into prison to recover, much like Bedlam was for the insane at the turn of the century. Are we no more enlightened than we were 100 years ago?
Recent studies also show that the number of drug addicts needing but not receiving drug treatment is skyrocketing. Some estimates put the figure at 91%.
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 21.1 % of Americans ages eighteen to twenty five years old have alcohol or other drug problems serious enough to require addiction treatment.
