Volume 7 Issue 1

Are We Getting High Cause the Thrill is Gone?

Kenneth Blum, Thomas Mclaughlin, Mark S. Gold, Marjorie C. Gondre-Lewis, Panayotis K. Thanos, et al
In the USA alone, opioid use disorder (OUD) affects approximately 27 million people. While the number of prescriptions may be declining due to increased CDC guidance and prescriber education, fatalities due to fentanyl-laced street heroin are still rising….

Psychostimulants for Children: Are We Over or Under Dosing?

Kenneth Blum, Catherine Dennen, Paul R. Carney, Elizabeth Gilley, Panayotis K. Thanos, et al.
An estimated 3% to 10% of school children meet the DSM-V criteria for ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), however, to be over-diagnosed, the rate of children inappropriately diagnosed with ADHD (false positives) ….