PeaPod steps into a little controversy: A professor of psychiatry, Tom McLellan is well respected and has had a distinguished career including as an advisor to the White House. When it comes to addiction, he tends to know what he’s talking about. At a conference in New Zealand last week, he said; “The consensus definition now used for … Continue reading Drug free means tobacco free?
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Smoking-pill suicides overlooked
Yikes! Hundreds of reports of suicides, psychotic reactions and other serious problems tied to the popular stop-smoking drug Chantix were left out of a crucial government safety review because Pfizer Inc., the drug’s manufacturer, submitted years of data through “improper channels.” Some 150 suicides — more than doubling those previously known — were among 589 … Continue reading Smoking-pill suicides overlooked
Tab Dump
Parents of drug addicts need our help - A plea for drug policy depates to consider the needs of parents of addicts. For families carrying the burden of drug dependency, the public and political debate often centres on the rhetoric of how to send the right message to young people. It's an empty argument for those … Continue reading Tab Dump
Tobacco-free policies and treatment completions
Join Together reports on a new study finding that a tobacco-free policy adversely impacted retention rates at one treatment program. Their post fails to mention that this is not the first study to shed light on this question of how tobacco-free treatment policies impact treatment outcomes. A quick visit to our site would have offered … Continue reading Tobacco-free policies and treatment completions
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