Desperately NOT seeking meth: A harm reduction story
Back from the Abyss: Psychiatry in Stories | Psychotherapy, Trauma, and Psychedelics
08/07/19
•21m
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Sobriety can sometimes be a bridge too far. In a last ditch attempt to escape his methamphetamine-drenched life, Larry moved 1000 miles away to live with his father, he threw away his cell phone, gave up all drugs and alcohol, started running, got a good job...and found himself increasingly overwhelmed by the need to put a needle in his arm.
His eventual solution wasn't perfect, but it may have saved his life.
Links
Harm reduction
https://harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1477-7517-6-35
Marijuana and cognition
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037578/
Suboxone/buprenorphine
https://www.samhsa.gov/medication-assisted-treatment/treatment/buprenorphine
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/7/20/15937896/medication-assisted-treatment-methadone-buprenorphine-naltrexone
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Links
Cannabis and psychosis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033190/
Cannabis as mania trigger
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25285897
Adolescents and Cannabis-- increasing risk of developing psychosis
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https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/topics/addiction/cannabis-use-disorder/cannabis-induced-psychosis-in-teenagers-and-young-adults-risk-factors-detection-management/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2931552/
CBD
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326553/
Dr. H
https://www.craigheacockmd.com
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