Sentences to ponder

November 26, 2013February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz

by karola riegler photography

“Many overdose deaths involved people who somehow compromise their tolerance…” (Source)

ugh. “Somehow compromise their tolerance”? Really?

I’m hearing more and more statements that frame abstinence as dangerous. Tolerance is no being discussed as though it’s your immune system. Grrr.

This drug could make a huge dent in heroin addiction. So why isn’t it used more? (washingtonpost.com)
NYT Reax (addictionandrecoverynews.wordpress.com)
The Addiction Puzzle: An Overdose Lifeline (bu.edu)

Published by Jason Schwartz

I have been an addiction professional and social worker since 1994. I started blogging in 2005 as the Clinical Director at Dawn Farm. I no longer work at Dawn Farm and am now the Director of Behavioral Medicine at a community hospital, and a lecturer at Eastern Michigan University’s School of Social Work. Views expressed here are my own. Keep in mind that the field, the contexts in which the field operates, and my views have changed over time. View all posts by Jason Schwartz