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#law #legal #cannabis #SubstanceAbuse

'Allowing adults to legally purchase cannabis from pharmacies may help reduce problematic use—especially among those who use other drugs—... The first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial, published in the journal Addiction, found that legal access to regulated cannabis products was associated with a modest reduction in cannabis misuse over six months compared to continued use through the illegal market.'

psypost.org/researchers-uncove

PsyPost Psychology News · Researchers uncover causal evidence that cannabis legalization reduces problematic consumptionBy Eric W. Dolan
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In cutting $1.065B from the #SubstanceAbuse & #MentalHealth Services Admin, #Trump falsely claimed he was eliminating Biden-era #funding for harm reduction supplies such as “safe smoking kits & supplies” & “syringes.”

#SAMHSA was established in 1992, not under #Biden.

What it ends is regional & national quality behavioral-health services such as addiction-prevention, treatment, & recovery-support.

It will now be integrated into the new “Administration for a Healthy America”

"Black Cat" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the sixth single from her fourth studio album, #JanetJacksonsRhythmNation1814 (1989). The song was written by Jackson, who produced it with #JellybeanJohnson. In a departure from her standard of #industrial-based #dancepop, "Black Cat" is a #hardRock, #popRock, #dancerock, #heavyMetal and #glamMetal song with #arenaRock influences. Its lyrics speak of #substanceAbuse and #gangViolence.
youtube.com/watch?v=_p3WSY1HY8E

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“His basement, his garage, his dorm room were the centers of the action where drugs were available, & he enjoyed showing off how he put baby chickens & mice in the blender to feed his hawks. It was often a #perverse scene of #despair & #violence.”

She commended #RFKJr for “pulling himself out of illness & disease” but lamented “siblings & cousins who Bobby ENCOURAGED down the path of #SubstanceAbuse suffered #addiction, #illness, & #death

"Black Cat" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, released as the sixth single from her fourth studio album, #JanetJacksonsRhythmNation1814 (1989). The song was written by Jackson, who produced it with #JellybeanJohnson. In a departure from her standard of #industrial-based #dancepop, #BlackCat is a #hardRock, #popRock, #dancerock, #heavyMetal and #glamMetal song with #arenaRock influences. Its lyrics speak of #substanceAbuse and #gangViolence.
youtube.com/watch?v=qH-rPt1ftS

Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment
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Local officials often say they have no choice but to #jail people awaiting treatment for mental illness & #SubstanceAbuse — even if they’re not charged with a crime.

But some people have died in the system that's supposed to protect them.

#Mississippi #CriminalJustice #MentalHealth #MentalIllness #Health #HealthCare #News #Hospitals #Police #Prison

propublica.org/article/mississ

The Guardian view on Scotland’s drug deaths: at last, a glimmer of sense
Glasgow’s pilot scheme to create an official consumption facility without threat of prosecution is a small but overdue step forward

theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · The Guardian view on Scotland’s drug deaths: at last, a glimmer of senseBy Editorial

Grace is a powerful concept of theology. Seeing the “least of us” and being conditioned to dismiss, ignore, and devalue humans in our field of vision does psychological damage to them, ourselves, and our spirit.

There, but for the grace of many gods: open.substack.com/pub/paninid/

Panini’s Daily BreadThere, but for the Grace of Many GodsBy Sam Panini 🇺🇸
#values#surprise#luck

Will #AshleyBiden 's Diary Take Down #ProjectVeritas? After a decade of punking liberals with hidden-camera stings, #JamesOKeefe becomes the story.

#Ashley's #diary entries from #2019 while she was in and out of treatment for #substanceabuse in South Florida were searingly #personal damage to the nominee's image as a family man. Kurlander predicted it would be worth 'a SHIT TON' of money

nymag.com/intelligencer/articl