Groundbreaking news this week: Medical marijuana is going to get its day in court. No matter what the results of this decision are, it will certainly have massive consequences for the way drugs and medications are regulated in this country. We’ll keep you posted as we hear more.
The FDA takes long-overdue action to improve prescriber education and patient care when it comes to opioid painkillers. Whether it will actually help remains to be seen.
NIDA awards an extremely interesting proposal to combine a “heroin vaccine” with a vaccine for HIV. Certainly interesting; what interests me is how the idea of a vaccine fits in with the disease model of addiction. Do you think it’s even possible? If so, is it likely to hit the market soon? Let us know what you think!
From the L.A. Times, conflicting numbers cast doubt on how much cocaine is being produced in Colombia. Are the U.S. measurements influenced by our political rhetoric? Is there any way to tell?
And, lastly, something interesting from the world of pop culture: a new training institute has opened for “sober companions”, an industry which is about to be featured on the newest modern-day Sherlock Holmes adaptation, Elementary.