Naloxone is not enough – updated

March 29, 2015February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz ~ 3 Comments

This is a repost from earlier in the week that has been updated to include an exchange with a commenter that touches upon some important themes in responding to OD and opiate addiction. ================ From USA Today: Fulcher [an emergency room physician at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Ky.]says he generally supports … Continue reading Naloxone is not enough – updated

Naloxone is not enough

March 25, 2015February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz ~ 4 Comments

From USA Today: Fulcher [an emergency room physician at Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville, Ky.]says he generally supports giving greater access to naloxone, which at one point his ER administered so often doctors felt like they were running a drive-through OD clinic. But he says new laws "totally ignore" the overall problem of … Continue reading Naloxone is not enough

Why so irrational about AA?

March 19, 2015February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz ~ 8 Comments

Gabrielle Glaser has gotten another AA bashing article published and it's getting a lot of attention. Of course she doesn't really offer a tangible alternative. I'm not going to write another piece rebutting it, but I'll point you to a few relevant posts. First, in New York magazine, Jesse Singal dismantles Glaser's arguments. As with any … Continue reading Why so irrational about AA?

Residential Treatment Matters

March 13, 2015February 28, 2022 ~ Jason Schwartz ~ 4 Comments

David Sack, in Psychology Today reviews a recently publish 11 year study of heroin users finding that residential treatment may "set the best course": A sweeping 11-year study out of Australia adds fresh understanding to our knowledge of heroin dependence and, in the process, challenges a widely held misconception—that residential rehab doesn’t really do much … Continue reading Residential Treatment Matters