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Mentally ill, addicted and tobacco: Public views change slowly as clinicians start taking responsibility for smoking cessation
The new frontier in the war against tobacco is special populations, particularly people with mental disorders, including addiction. Unfortunately, an uninformed, paternalistic public view prevails about smokers with schizophrenia or alcoholism, and it goes like this: “Oh, those poor people. … Continue reading
Posted in Big Tobacco, Smoking, Tobacco, Tobacco cessation
Tagged American Journal of Psychiatry, behavioral health, bipolar, bipolar and smoking, bipolar and tobacco, mental health, mental illness, schizophrenia, schizophrenia and smoking, schizophrenia and tobacco, smoking, smoking and behavioral health, smoking and mental health, smoking and mental illness, smoking cessation, smoking cessation and behavioral health, Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, tobacco, tobacco and behavioral health, tobacco and mental health, tobacco and mental illness, tobacco cessation
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After legalization, the powerful marijuana lobby would kill marijuana taxes. Just ask the San Diego City Council…
Advocates for legal marijuana promise that we could tax the heck out of it to pay for any costs it might create, such as the costs of treating the increased number of people addicted to marijuana. But something happened in … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, Medical marijuana, MJ lobby, Recovery, Substance abuse
Tagged alcohol taxes, California medical marijuana, legalization, legalize marijuana, marijuana, marijuana dispensaries, marijuana industry, marijuana legalization, marijuana lobby, marijuana taxes, medical marijuana, medical marijuana dispensaries, MJ lobby, San Diego City Council, tobacco taxes
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Ignition interlock for all DUIs: A idea whose time has come
Ignition interlock is an affront to many Americans for who believe that their car is an extension of their individual rights. Adding a device that stops people from driving whenever they want to seems downright sacrilegious. The truth, of course, … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Binge drinking, Drunk driving, Recovery
Tagged alcohol, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, drunk driving, DUI, ignition interlock, MADD, recovery
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Some bad news from California: We’re not a smoke-free state
Not too long ago, I was bragging on California in this blog because we have one of the lowest smoking rates in the country, lower than some other states by half. I said that was because California had gone smoke-free … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Big Tobacco, Cigarette warning labels, Recovery, Second-hand smoke, Smoke-free, Smoking, Substance abuse, Tobacco, Tobacco and kids
Tagged California, cancer, cigarettes, cigars, DeSaulnier, heart disease, hookah, SIDS, smoke-free, smoke-free buildings, smoking, smoking section, tobacco, tobacco industry
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Free will doesn’t work with addiction, and science shows why
A lot of people stigmatize addiction by talking about bad choices and free will. Folks in recovery and addiction treatment professionals have known for decades that free will can’t help an addict choose not to drink or drug, and now … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Drug abuse, Recovery, Tobacco
Tagged addiction, alcohol, brain, compulsive, craving, drugs, limbic, nucleus accumbens, prefrontal cortex, recovery
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Medical marijuana in the Wild West: Montana vs. New Mexico
Montana may repeal its medical marijuana law. The Treasure State took a Wild West, anything goes approach to medical marijuana, much like Colorado and California, and people there are fairly shocked by what happened. Marijuana purveyors popped up all over … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, Medical marijuana, MJ lobby, Recovery, Substance abuse
Tagged Boulder, California, cannabis, Colorado, marijuana, medical cannabis, medical marijuana, Montana, New Mexico, pot, pot doc, weed
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ATODblog:2010 in review
Wish I had more time to devote to this blog… Anybody else who thinks the same way I do about alcohol, tobacco and other drugs want to submit a post? Anyway, here’s the figures on readership for last year, courtesy … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Alcohol, Alcohol abuse, Alcohol taxes, Big Tobacco, Binge drinking, Cigarette warning labels, College drinking, Drug abuse, Healthcare reform, Integrated treatment, Marijuana, Marijuana legalization, Medical marijuana, MJ lobby, Painkiller abuse, Parity, Pot doc, Poverty, Prevention, Recovery, SBI, Second-hand smoke, Smoke-free, Smokeless tobacco, Social host, Substance abuse, Substance use disorder treatment, Tobacco, Tobacco and kids, Tobacco marketing, Treatment, Treatment until recovery, Underage drinking, Underage drinking parties
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Some good news from California: Smoking is waaaay down!
These days, Californians don’t hear a lot of good news about our state, not with budget cuts decimating our once vaunted education system, our parks and other public services. But one thing we’ve done right is quit smoking. My state … Continue reading
A doctor’s opinion: Medical marijuana should never be smoked
[Dear readers, This post is by my brother, Ed Gogek, MD, an Arizona physician who was very active in opposing Arizona's new medical marijuana law. The following excerpt was written as comment on new regulations for the AZ law. His … Continue reading
Lower the minimum drinking age to reduce college binge drinking? Studies show that’s as crazy as it sounds
With almost no evidence to back up their theory, a group of college presidents, nearly all from private schools, have been pushing to lower the drinking age because they think that would reduce binge drinking on their campuses. It’s called … Continue reading
